Advisors

Zak Slayback, Principal, 1517 Fund

Given the frequent use, and sometimes interchangeable use, of these 3 terms, Zak set out to define them: • A Mentor is a role model - somebody you may want to be or emulate, who you can learn from • An Advisor is usually a more formal relationship than a mentor, and usually has specific expertise that is applied to specific projects • Coaches facilitate learning, focus, and results. They usually have had formal training on coaching methodologies, and are usually able to speak to past results they've delivered to coachees.

Eli Portnoy, Co-founder & CEO, Sense360

Amy Chang, EVP & GM, Cisco

Phin Barnes, Partner, First Round Capital

Rip Empson, Writer, TechCrunch