Successful entrepreneurs seek out mentors to positively impact their careers. But how do they find a mentor, initiate contact, and build a relationship? As an experienced mentor and mentee, Heidi believes all these questions can be answered by following her tips on becoming a great mentee.   More Information: https://www.threshold.vc/podcast/how-to-be-a-great-mentee   Further Reading:  I mentioned a bunch of organizations and resources in this episode, so here are the links to them: Fortune Brainstorm and other conferences: https://fortune.com/conferences TechCrunch Disrupt and other events: https://techcrunch.com/events Meetup Entrepreneurship groups: https://www.meetup.com/topics/entrepreneurship Startup Grind: https://about.startupgrind.com Founder Institute: https://fi.co Indie Hackers: https://www.indiehackers.com LinkedIn groups for entrepreneurs: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/16-linkedin-groups-entrepreneurs-gs-kumar-job-search-trainer Techstars: https://www.techstars.com/communities Founders Network: https://foundersnetwork.com Reddit entrepreneurs subgroups: https://startupsavant.com/startup-center/best-subreddits-for-entrepreneurs and https://startupsavant.com/startup-center/best-subreddits-for-entrepreneurs And finally, here are first-person narratives on learning how to be interested, not interesting. There are similarities – but there's something to learn in each one of them: https://www.jodymichael.com/blog/be-interested-not-interesting https://tybennett.com/be-interested-not-interesting https://www.jackysherman.com/networking-the-art-of-being-interested-not-interesting https://sunwords.com/2024/01/28/dont-be-interesting-be-interested

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