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BOOTCAMP. SOCIAL INNOVATION ACCELERATOR. TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE. POWERED BY SANTANDER. developed in partnership with. HOW TO BUILD POWERFUL RELATIONSHIPS. Clarisa Lindenmeyer President/Founder, Proximity to Power. Business Model Validation Lab. Customer Discovery. Customer Validation.
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BOOTCAMP SOCIAL INNOVATION ACCELERATOR TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE POWERED BY SANTANDER developed in partnership with
ClarisaLindenmeyer President/Founder, Proximity to Power
Business Model Validation Lab Customer Discovery Customer Validation Mentor Feedback Mentor Feedback Keep Momentum Identify Assumptions Rapid Prototyping Mentor Prep + Cost Assumptions Strategic Planning
LONG-TERM LONG-TERM ^PEOPLE= ^UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
HOW TO BUILD POWERFUL RELATIONSHIPS: THE PLAN • How to prepare for a meeting • How to lead a meeting with a mentor/funder • How to follow up from a meeting with a mentor/funder
STEP 3:Illustrate how your solution solves the problem STEP 1:Draw or illustrate the problem STEP 2:Draw or illustrate what success looks like STEP 4:Demonstrate what traction or success you’ve already achieved STEP 5:Articulate your priorities for the future STEP 6:Make your ask
SUMMARY • Askhow much time the mentor/funder has for the meeting (lead the meeting) • Set the agenda for the meeting (lead the meeting) • Explain the venture, succinctly (draw the venture) • Explain exactly where the mentor can plug in (draw the venture, listener engagement) • Outline next steps (listener engagement)
THE MENTOR-ENTREPRENEUR RELATIONSHIP • How to find mentors • How to communicate with mentors • How to get a mentor to be YOUR mentor • How to manage different mentors’ opinions
Questions to ask yourself • Who is where I want to be in 15 years? • Who has been through what I am going through right now? • What companies do I admire? Why?
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? Short-term Long-term
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? Generic Issue-Specific
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? Local Long Distance
HOW TO GET A MENTOR TO BE YOUR MENTOR • The following things should likely be discussed: • If there is interest from both sides to make this a more regular mentor-entrepreneur relationship • What is success for both sides • The regularity of the communication - how often will you communicate?
MENTOR WHIPLASH • What do you do when one mentor tells you to go left, and another mentor tells you to go right?
YOU ARE THE EXPERT IN YOUR BUSINESS • What do you know to be true? • What steps can you take to figure out which direction to go?
MENTOR ROUNDTABLES • Opportunities to have mentors with differing opinions in on the same conversation • Mentors can discuss their perspectives and refine them, so you walk out with the best outcome