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Founder Mentors is Here to Solve Your Problems: Applications Due This Friday

Finding the right mentor can be the difference between success and failure for a startup. But a truly committed mentor isn’t easy. Enter Founder Mentors, a program to match entrepreneurs with mentors who have direct experience on specific challenges that the entrepreneurs are facing.

It’s been just over a year since Viximo cofounder Sean Lindsay created Founder Mentors, and since then the program has helped 80 founders, several of whom transitioned from part-time to full-time thanks to the help of mentors.

During the first cycle Founder Mentors matched 30 young entrepreneurs with successful mentors. The entrepreneurs were coached at the beginning and end of their cycles to get the most of our the mentor relationship. “Founder Mentors literally changed my life. Within a week of my first meeting I decided to give my notice and go full time on decktOut,” said Liza Adams founder of decktOut.

The program is getting ready for its next match cycle, and the application deadline for founders is this Friday, February 24th. Click here to apply.

Since its last session Founder Mentors has added the following mentors:

  • Chris Aronis, co-founder of Dataware Solutions
  • Jay Batson, co-founder of Acquia
  • Bob Mason, co-founder of Brightcove
  • Scott Weller, co-founder of SessionM

“Our mentors give of their time and expertise because they care about their fellow founders and want to give back the startup ecosystem,” Lindsay said by email. “Despite the growing list of resources and programs available to startups, interest in our program continues to grow, which is a sign we’re doing something right.”

The program also runs periodic events, like one in November focused on customer acquisition. Don’t hesitate to sign up and remember to pay it forward.

from BostInno http://bostinno.com/2012/02/21/founder-mentors-is-here-to-solve-your-problems...