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Founder Institute Mentors provide the support, feedback, and guidance that helped our early-stage founders launch over 800 businesses since the Institute was founded in 2009.

Our awesome Mentors share best practices, difficult lessons learned, and provide invaluable feedback in our training program to help our enrolled Founders build the next generation of meaningful and enduring technology companies. When a founder is in need they come to the rescue... sort of like Startup Superheroes

While all of our 2500+ Mentors help our companies, among these great individuals, there are some that stand out.

Without further ado, we are happy to present to you the League of Extraordinary Mentors (aka: the 2012 Mentor Award Nominees).

 

             

 

Has one or more of these mentors impacted your business in a memorable way?

If so, we ask that you please share your experience (in just a sentence or two) on the Founder Institute's League of Extraordinary Mentors Facebook Album. Just click the photo of the mentor in the slideshow above and you will be redirected to Facebook.

The Awards will be handed out at the 14th Founder Showcase event, on Wednesday, July 17th, 2013.

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