Business
A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you. Mentoring in the old sense of the word is absolutely essential. It’s something where you sit down and work with a team long-term. The trouble is, finding a willing mentor can be difficult. Only some experienced business owners will invest the time and effort to help newcomers, and they don't advertise their availability. Mentoring, after all, is a time-consuming process; so, for the person looking for a mentor, it's rude to assume someone would have the time, patience and interest to help with a startup business without at least some kind of compensation.