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role in my growth as an investor in early-
stage companies and participant in the New
York City tech ecosystem.
As my own ability to provide 1:1 mentoring
has decreased in direct proportion to the fo-
cus I’ve needed to put towards the publica-
tion of my first book, I regret I can no longer
take mentoring coffee dates or participate
regularly as a startup accelerator mentor,
however, I see that I continue to mentor in
the way envisioned by Misti — and in the
way I’ve been mentored by Joanne:
- I’m active on Twitter as well as Instagram,
Tumblr, LinkedIn and Facebook. - I post daily to LinkedIn.
- I have a Facebook page.
- I blog frequently on my
website. - I have contributed
to Forbes.com and
Inc.com. - I send out a news-
letter every week. - I host the Build Your
Dream Network podcast. - I guest host the Business Builders Show
podcast. - I moderated the Meet The Innovators se-
ries at Apple. - I keynote, interview and speak on panels.
I recognize I still need the sage, experienced
advice of others as my career moves into its
next phase. Beyond Joanne, where else am I
regularly seeking mentorship? As my focus
turns to community, the future of work and
networking in the digital age, I frequently
turn to:- Creative Mornings monthly breakfasts (IRL
when I can or more often than not, down-
loading the podcast of missed breakfasts). - Tom Peters’ tweets, videos, and posts.
- TED talks.
Plus I keep a keen eye on my friends who are
authors (Aidan Donnelly-Rowley, Gretchen
Rubin, Danielle Laporte, Jonathan Fields,
Tiffany Dufu and more) as they have navi-
gated the unchartered path I am just writing.And then there are
select, close mem-
bers of my own net-
work, the mentors
who I tap into regu-
larly when I’m puz-
zling on a “how do you
deal with” or “have you ever experienced”
or “what do you think about” question. You
know who you are... you just didn’t know I
considered you mentors.How are the ways you can rethink gathering
the mentors and mentorship you need?In Joanne, I immediately
found my guide and role
model on how to be helpful
to entrepreneurs.