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SOCIAL INNOVATION ACCELERATOR

Join our accelerator program powered by Santander and developed in partnership with Clarisa Lindenmeyer. Learn the importance of powerful relationships in accelerating social impact. Gain practical skills in customer discovery, validation, strategic planning, and mentor feedback to create lasting change.

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SOCIAL INNOVATION ACCELERATOR

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  1. BOOTCAMP SOCIAL INNOVATION ACCELERATOR TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE POWERED BY SANTANDER developed in partnership with

  2. HOW TO BUILD POWERFUL RELATIONSHIPS

  3. ClarisaLindenmeyer President/Founder, Proximity to Power

  4. Business Model Validation Lab Customer Discovery Customer Validation Mentor Feedback Mentor Feedback Keep Momentum Identify Assumptions Rapid Prototyping Mentor Prep + Cost Assumptions Strategic Planning

  5. HOW WAS YESTERDAY?

  6. GAME

  7. WHY ARE RELATIONSHIPS SO IMPORTANT?

  8. Use all your strength

  9. PEOPLE = UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

  10. LONG-TERM LONG-TERM ^PEOPLE= ^UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

  11. 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

  12. You are in the driver’s seat!

  13. PRE-MEETING

  14. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

  15. DURING THE MEETING

  16. SET THE AGENDA AND LEAD THE MEETING

  17. KEEP THE LISTENER ENGAGED

  18. DRAWING YOUR VENTURE

  19. 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

  20. 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)

  21. POST MEETING

  22. POST MEETING

  23. 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

  24. HOW TO FIND MENTORS

  25. 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?

  26. WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? Short-term Long-term

  27. WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? Generic Issue-Specific

  28. WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? Local Long Distance

  29. HOW TO GET A MENTOR TO BE YOUR MENTOR

  30. 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?

  31. MENTOR WHIPLASH • What do you do when one mentor tells you to go left, and another mentor tells you to go right?

  32. 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?

  33. 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

  34. QUESTIONS?

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