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How does it work?

Once you sign up to be a mentor we'll add you to our private mentor list. During the competition, Innovator teams will identify areas of weakness and make a request for an advisor or expert in specific fields. We’ll then connect you with those teams that are seeking your expertise over e-mail. We will budget 1 hour per week per team, so you will be asked to mentor only up to the time you can give.

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What areas of expertise are required?

In no particular order:

• Computer science/Big data

• Engineering (mechanical and electrical) and design

• Medical devices

• Business in healthcare

• Intellectual property

• Human and veterinary medicine

• Entrepreneurship

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How much time will I need to commit?

As much or as little time as you would like to contribute. We anticipate most teams will ask for only a few hours of your time to ask questions and get your feedback in person or over the phone. If ever you indicate you're unavailable or would no longer like to mentor we'll take you off our list.