Give And Ye Shall Receive: Mentoring, Creativity and Innovation

This is a guest post byhealth and wellness strategist and digital health pioneer Liz Scherer.

When you hear the word ‘mentor,’ what is the first image that comes to mind? Is it a middle-aged man in a suit, briefcase on a table in front of him and a Mont Blanc pen in hand?

Pretty passé, eh?

Venture capitalist and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel would agree. In an interview conducted late last year, he says that mentors no longer offer much in the way of value, at least not in the tech start up w...