***FOREWORD BY ADAM GRANT*** EXTENSIVE FOLLOWING: Brad has nearly 350k followers on LinkedIn, over 330k followers on Twitter. RELEVANT TOPIC: Entrepreneurship is a now a global phenomenon and mentorship is an essential component. Brad Feld and Techstars are foundational parts of this, having funded over 3,000 companies around the world since 2006. ACTIONABLE : It's easy to talk about the importance of mentorship. It's much harder to understand how to do it effectively. This book shows you how. APPROACHABLE: This book is both theory and practice. In addition to discussion the philosophy and practice of mentorship, Brad gives extensive examples, from his own long and diverse business history, of effective mentorship he's both given and received.

CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUTURE: Many business leaders believe that it is their responsibility to give back to the next generation. This book shows you how to do it. ESTABLISHED AUTHOR: Brad has authored/coauthored more than 8 business books from Wiley. STRONG MEDIA CONNECTIONS: Featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Literaryhub, Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, CNBC, and more. Feld was born in Arkansas and grew up in Dallas, Texas. In 1983, he moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend MIT where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree in Management Science.