Mentoring ITEN's mentors have experience in all of the key areas that challenge the IT start-up. Many mentors have experience at the senior level in IT start-ups. Others have related expertise that gives them an invaluable perspective for what makes ventures successful. In ITEN, you have access to many excellent mentors who can guide you through the challenges you face to accelerate your progress.
ITEN provides mentoring tailored to the unique needs of companies at these stages of development: Concept, Prototype, Launch, Revenue, Funding and Scaling. We encourage entrepreneurs to employ the strategies known commonly as agile or lean development, and to focus on customer-driven design and development whenever possible.
The ITEN mentoring model is innovative. The initiative rests with the entrepreneur to make the mentoring process successful. ITEN provides the tools to help a venture rapidly and successfully develop; it's up to the entrepreneur to make the most use of them.
By selecting a mentor who has expertise in an area of need, entrepreneurs address challenges in a focused way, often one area at a time. As one challenge is overcome, another challenge will almost always arise. As the venture evolves, the Mentor Match, Mock Angel Training Program, E-Commerce/Web Business Mentoring Program and the Technology and Architecture Mentoring Program may each be needed at the appropriate time by the emerging venture.
ITEN's mentors adhere to the Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Policy. Nevertheless, execution is almost always more important than secrecy to a company's success. Collaboration and networking is essential, and ITEN encourages companies to take advantage of ITEN's events to promote your ideas, technologies and services.
As always, if you have questions, contact us.
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