I take a small number of founders each year, pro bono, and we talk when they need to talk.
When the board meeting went sideways, when the term-sheet feels off, when the co-founder conversation is hard.
Pressure-test a narrative before the raise. Stress-test an exit. Talk through a governance call.
Investors, operators, lawyers. Only when I think the introduction adds to both sides.
Most mentorship is knowing when to say less. I believe in fewer, better conversations.
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