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While "cold calls" with strangers sometimes do work out, I've found one way to form productive mentoring relationships is to start with people you have some connection to - that could include teachers (e.g., if there is one, the comp sci teacher at your high school), people from your high school who went down the entrepreneurship track, etc. Even if you didn't know them, it's much easier to build on some common ground / experience than start from scratch - they'll also be more likely to respond to any call or emails you drop them. You might not find the perfect person / people at first, but it's a start and having at least someone who's somewhat on the same page as you to bounce ideas off and get advice from is better than nothing.

I don't know what resources you have to "discover" these people (as an example, you could search for your high school with some technology-oriented key words on LinkedIn), but you can get creative on that.

Hopefully, as both your network and your needs develop, you can "level up" to the people who can actually provide the support you need.