>30 minute 1-1s with us once a month
Was that actually useful? I can't imagine them understanding (or remembering) anything about your company in that little time.
Was that actually useful? I can't imagine them understanding (or remembering) anything about your company in that little time.
We had mandatory N to 1 meetings. Those weren't that useful for us (it felt like we were a bit further ahead than other companies) but a few companies got a lot of value out of it.
Our optional 1-1 were insanely useful. Our mentor was a yc alum saas cofounder. He was took notes and saw our homework every week. His perspective was priceless and there weren't many problems we were facing that he hadn't already seen. Like other people mentioned, you come with a problem and they help you understand how to tackle it.
For us it went like:
* A quick status update on what we've accomplished since the last meeting, some back and forth.
* Discuss the main problem we're working on. (For example: "We're stuck on how to improve our inbound traffic")
* Talk about next steps or deliverables for the next meeting. (For example: Try to acquire 10% more users)
It was a great program and I'm excited to try again with my new project.
That's unfortunate... I think that most often picking the right problem is the most important problem itself, but that requires a lot of context.
I'm glad you enjoyed it though!
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There are other implementations, like more traditional display advertising and product reviews, but they all follow the same formula: create awareness and gives people solid reasons to come to your product/site/app.