This is a workshop for DBS Bank HotSpot Accelerator Program. It was built to help start-up founders select the right program mentor and get them off to an effective start!

1. Making the most of…
YOUR START-UP
MENTOR WORKSHOP
a DBS Hotspot Accelerator Masterclass

2. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FROM
YOUR MENTOR BEFORE YOU START
LOOKING
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3. What do we need to execute our business
model?
• Specialty Skills
• Networks and Connections
• Working Style / Culture
ACTIVITY: DO A NEEDS ANALYSIS
(20 MIN)
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CHOOSE THE RIGHT MENTOR FOR WHAT
YOUR BUSINESS MODEL NEEDS

5. ACTIVITY: GO THROUGH THE LINKED-IN
PROFILES OF THE DBS HOTSPOT MENTORS
(30 MIN)
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Divide up the mentors among team
members and rate each mentor against the
rubric you just created:
• Specialty Skills
• Networks and Connections
• Working Style / Culture

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START THE RELATIONSHIP WITH CLARITY &
PRECISION AND RUN IT WITH RESPECT

7. • In scope and out of scope
• Special dates (vacations, preso prep days, etc)
• Engagement preferences
• Activity | time expectations | input | output
ACTIVITY: BUILD AN ENGAGEMENT
CONTRACT
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KEEP THEM ENGAGED THROUGHOUT

9. Manage the meeting and the agenda
• http://www.slideshare.net/selenasol/rules-for-
effective-meetings
• Regular Communications plan
ACTIVITY: PLAN FOR MEETINGS &
COMMUNICATIONS
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10. 5
CLOSE-OUT THE PROJECT COMPLETELY,
AND SETUP ONGOING RECIPROCITY

11. ACTIVITY: HOW WILL YOU CLOSE-
OUT THE RELATIONSHIP?
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