Finding a sustainable balance between schoolwork and extracurricular responsibilities takes a LOT of trial and error as a student. When students are in the process of creating a new venture, getting insight, advice, and feedback from someone who has gone through a similar process is extremely valuable. It is essential to have strong mentorship opportunities for student entrepreneurs as they navigate their entrepreneurial journey, while taking on school. There are many different ways to go about building an impactful mentorship community at a University, and many programs have a tough time finding, keeping, and coordinating mentors.
Michelle Ciaschi, the Program Manager of the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at Cornell (one of StartupTree’s top platforms), uses Startuptree to implement focal features of mentorship into running a successful and efficient institute. Mentorship is one of the Institute’s top priorities, so managing mentors, students, and staff in an efficient and impactful way is completely necessary.
