By Larry Chiang<\/p>\n
I like mentorship a lot. It’s chapter 5 of my book<\/p>\n
Larry Chiang \u2730 (@LarryChiang) 6\/6\/12 8:53 AM Aaron Patzer. mimicking. Mentorship. Shirtless. Degrees of following<\/p>\n
First you observe it Then you test it Then you get great results Then you thank your mentor Maybe you later teach it<\/p>\n
This is exactly what I did with my other mentor Mark McCormack.<\/p>\n
Back to Aaron Patzer… A live action case study of this is taking off your shirt.<\/p>\n
First, Aaron Patzer took off his shirt at sxsw.<\/p>\n
Aaron Patzer’s Facebook profile pic. Shirtless.<\/p>\n
After observing for a long long while…<\/p>\n
I warily went to STEP TWO: I tested it at Yoga.<\/p>\n
GAWD THE RESULTS WERE AMAZING!!!<\/p>\n
Next, I’ll be shirtless at the Guardsman Bachelor Auction.<\/p>\n
Keys to this ‘Stanford Engineering Live Action Case Study’<\/p>\n
– Just mimic and play while you’re learning<\/p>\n
– Don’t go above and beyond. Your mentor recommends going shirtless. Don’t be too enthused and go pants-less at Opal Financial Group Public Funds Summit East, Venture Alpha or ‘Larry Chiang Startup Academy’.<\/p>\n
– Doh, GET A MENTOR!<\/p>\n
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