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Mentor for the World’sLargest CleantechAccelerator(Your planet will thank you if you do.And so will the entrepreneurs you help.)Mentor for the Cleantech Open: www.cleantechopen.org/mentor

Cleantech Open United States

Rewarding Experienceeager, fledglingentrepreneurs

It is a

to help

who often have great ideas and really want to solve energy problems

Eric Krathwohl, Mentor,

Northeast Region, 2012

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Mentor for the Cleantech Open: www.cleantechopen.org/mentor


1 Note that most startups need to focus relentlessly on validating their business model through interviews. Nevertheless, the interview process requires sales skills, and some of our startups are ready to start growing their revenue.

MENTOR FOR THE WORLD’S LARGEST CLEANTECH ACCELERATOR

IF YOU’RE A SEASONED ENTREPRENEUR …

IF YOU’RE A BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL, OR AN ENGINEER OR A SCIENTIST …

The Cleantech Open, with the support of a truly remarkable nationwide corps of mentors, runs the world’s largest accelerator for cleantech startups. We find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, envi-ronmental and economic challenges.

Here’s where you come in. It’s rewarding, it’s exciting - and it’s important.

Join us as a generalist mentor if you have extensive experience of building a high-growth technology company from the ground up. We’re excited to hear from you if you have:

We’re also looking for specialist mentors with:

Specialists are reached through a searchable database, and may be contacted by any of the startups looking for your help with specific questions.

Generalists are assigned to an individual startup or two.

Raised investment capital from angels, venture firms or strategic investors

Signed a joint development agreement or licensing agreement

Worked with startups to refine their business model, identify markets, refine their value proposition, and and develop their go-to-market strategy

Gained third-party validation of a company’s product or technology

Built and executed a successful early-stage sales strategy1

Deep technical expertise that could help improve technologies in one or more of the Cleantech Open’s technology categories

Five years or more specialist business experience in an area relevant to high-growth startups (e.g. startup marketing, sales, finance, PR)

TECHNOLOGYCATEGORIES

Energy Generation

Energy Efficiency

Agriculture, Water & Waste

Energy Distribution & Storage

Chemicals & Advanced Materials

Information & Communication Technology

Green Building

Transportation

Mentor a Startup Support Startups at the Cleantech Open Academy in June


1) Attend at least three hours of mentor training2) Be prepared to commit four hours per week per startup you’re mentoring3) Attend key events with your mentee teams, including:

the Academy (Silicon Valley or East Coast) – optional, but strongly encouraged

Business Clinics (in your region) – optional, but strongly encouraged

Mock Judging (in your region) – important

Judging (in your region) – important

4) Work with your mentees to address, in detail, your feedback and all feedback from initial screening, mock judging and judging

If you’re accepted as a specialist mentor, please expect to:

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

2The Cleantech Open is now affiliated with the United Nations and is developing programs in numerous countries outside the U.S. The mentoring will still bevolunteer and we don’t have funds to fly you to Bangalore or Bogata, but Skype provides a reasonable substitute.

CLOSE TO YOU

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF US

There are mentoring opportunities throughout the nation. The eight regions of the Cleantech Open and increasing levels of local activity in the major metropolitan ar-eas give you the opportunity to mentor startups close to you, and further afield The Cleantech Open is coming to a cinema near you, if we’re not there already.

And as the Cleantech Open grows internationally, we’ll be looking for mentors to help cleantech startups everywhere from Bangalore to Bogata2.

As an active Cleantech Open mentor, you are entitled to:

As an active Cleantech Open mentor, you are entitled to:

1) Attend at least one hour of mentor training2) Respond, comprehensively, to all requests for advice and help within 24 hours

awesome!

Cleantech Open sets the bar

The Cleantech Open is

that all other competitions and mentoring programs should try to emulate.

Any startup that goes through the process and works with their outstand-ing team of volunteer mentors will be a better company as a result. They make you do your home-work and help you to focus your plans.

Andrew Lane, blue2green LLC,

Northeast Region, 2011

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1) Prompt responses to your questions from the Cleantech Open team2) Free attendance at all events in your region, and some national events3) A testimonial from your regional director for LinkedIn or other social networking sites4) Extraordinary networking opportunities with the Cleantech Open community both regionally and nationally. Be sure to take advantage of all the events, mixers, receptions and networking opportunities

Please Note:it’s not generally feasible to match 100% of mentors who apply. Please don’t be offended if we aren’t able to use you this year – you will be in our database. Wheth-

er you’re matched or not, we encourage you to let us know you’re available next year.

Mentors may not take a financial interest in or accept a job with a Cleantech Open startup company for the duration of the accelerator. You may not sign a non-dis-closure agreement or any other agreement on behalf of the Cleantech Open, but you may choose to sign an NDA on your own behalf. You must in all cases respect the confidentiality of your mentees. You may not be both a mentor and a judge, and mentors must not communicate with judges concerning any aspect of their mentee companies or their technologies. Further rules and guidelines may be found at <xx>.

*If you are a generalist mentor assigned to one or more startups, please do all you can to attend these events with your assigned teams, particularly Business Clin-ics, Mock Judging and Regional Judging.

HOW TO APPLY

HOW DOES IT WORK?OK – HERE’S THE PROCESS:

greater than I had discovered in the last four years.

the ones that change lives.”

curious and open heart

The knowledge gathered [at the Cleantech Open Academy] and the possi-bilities opened within the space of four days were

I would recommend coming in with a

– I believe that the connections formed here are

Kathlyn Kinney, Biomethane,

Pacific Northwest Region, 2013

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inspire others

Becoming a Cleantech Open mentor allowed me to

and find a new career. The startup became so profit-able, I was hired and joined them!

Carole Low, Mentor,

Western Region, 2011

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If you’re ready to join us, the steps are simple:

1) Complete the online mentor application at www.cleantechopen.org/mentor2) Let us know if you have any questions, either online at:

www.cleantechopen.org/questions

or by calling us at

1-888-989-OPEN

Global Forum* – November

Regional Judging* & Awards – October

10-step process - July to SeptemberLocal mentoring with local and online

training Business Clinics*, Mock Judging*

Cleantech Open Academy* - June3 days of world-class entrepreneurship

training Silicon Valley or Boston

Generalist or Specialist Mentor

Apply Online

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