Mentorship - by David Hoang - Proof of Concept

There are great examples of mentorship history in both the fiction and real world. In ancient Greece, Socrates mentored Plato, passing down his philosophical ideas and methods of inquiry. Plato, in turn, founded the Academy and became one of the most influential philosophers in Western thought. Plato then mentored Aristotle to pay it forward to his mentor. At the age of twelve, legendary guitarist Steve Vai started guitar lessons with Joe Satriani. Rocky Balboa had Mick to show him the ropes (pun intended) to become a champion. In recent years, I’ve been critical of mentorship in software and tech. At times, it feels flawed and optimized for the wrong reasons. Mentorship isn’t something you scale. It’s a 1-to-1 and deep relationship. It feels performative and in service of the mentor over the protégée. My point of view doesn’t generalize everyone. There are great mentors out there who are of service to the next generation of builders. The intention of this post is to assist you with id

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