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3 Tips For Finding a MentorThe right approaches to wooing the right person, from those who've been there and made it work.

ByAdam Bornstein & Jordan Bornstein•May 18, 2016

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Mentors are an invaluable resource -- both in business and in life. Yet, it can be hard to know how to begin that relationship, and how to foster it. The tips below should help.

1. Be useful to them, too.

The EntrepreneurRichard Rosenblatt, CEO of WhipClip, former founder of Demand Media, Intermix
The MentorGordon Crawford, media investor

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