Mentors are the Secret Weapons of Successful Startups - Techcrunch

Our analysis of the top-performing companies in New York's tech sector revealed several interesting patterns. We found that many of the entrepreneurs leading these startups had strong personal connections to the founders of other successful companies.
One of the most powerful connections identified in our analysis was mentoring relationships. Top-performing founders such as Chad Dickerson of Etsy and Nat Turner of Flatiron Health have been mentored by other successful entrepreneurs like Caterina Fake from Flickr and Brian O'Kelley of AppNexus

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