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Meeting with a mentor tomorrow. What to ask?

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I was asked by a founder of a Silicon Valley tech company if I could meet with him and discuss mentorship.

What questions should I ask? Obviously I have some already that are specific to what I'm working on and stuff like 'what would you do if you were me?' but I'd like to hear the point of view of people who are most likely more experienced.

Re: Meeting with a mentor tomorrow. What to ask?

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Ask what you can do to help him.

I read that when I Googled questions earlier :). I'm not sure how it would work though? I feel like I can't do anything to help. Maybe that's the point of asking the question though...

you have a fresh perspective to problems and can maybe help him on something. part of a mentee is being an intern

Re: Meeting with a mentor tomorrow. What to ask?

#10
"What one practice, if removed from your day/week, would hurt you the most?" (be ready with a follow up question if he just says "eat" or "sleep" or whatever - "do you approach that in an intentional way? have you had to tune how you do that?")

"Is there anything I should be asking, but I'm not?" - has occasionally yielded interesting responses for me.

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