[tonydiv]

A handful of recent surveys indicate that even VCs aren't very good mentors. Would you disagree?

Speaking for myself, I've found that most people are willing to offer their advice for free, whether or not I am in their incubator or portfolio.

Not disagreeing here, just curious about your outlook and experiences.

[smegmalife]

The mentors I've found valuable aren't VCs, so I can't speak to that.

And the thing I've come to realize, is that most advice is bad, so you have to sort through 100 potential mentors to get 2-3 that actually add value. The type of value that you look back and think that was life changing.

Also, I've found that accelerator mentors are much more emotionally invested in being helpful for the long term.