Founders, my answer is no. No to free mentorship. No to unpaid advisory roles. I’ve scaled companies to $5M, $15M, even $20M—only to watch leaders back out when it was time to pay. Data proves it: startups with paid mentors are 3x more likely to hit revenue milestones, and my paid mentees perform 19x better than the free ones. Why? Skin in the game. Free mentorship isn’t mentorship—it’s extraction.

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