Track: Business, Relationship Management
Skills: Soft
About the Session:
Engaging Great EdTech Mentors
Establishing two-way relationships with great mentors is tough, but it gets easier with practice. It's no longer just about "who you know" ― it's about how you can get who you know to solve problems for you most efficiently and effectively.
In this session with StartEd Co-Founder Ash Kaluarachchi, you will learn how to:
Do your homework on mentors
Manage 30-minute meeting with a mentor
Follow up and build relationships with a core group of mentors efficiently and effectively
About the Speaker:
Ash Kaluarachchi advises and makes connections for organizations solving problems in education and the workforce. He has advised, launched, and operated multiple EdTech accelerators, including for Techstars. To date, these accelerators have enabled more than 1000+ companies in partnership with organizations such as Kaplan, Intel, NYU, and the University of Pennsylvania. He continues to provide support for founders solving problems for educators, administrators, and learners in Pre-K, K-12, HigherEd, Future of Work, and Adult Learning as Cofounder at StartEd and Producer of EDTECH WEEK.