71: Mona Patel on How to find your Dream Mentor

All-time favorite guest [Mona Patel](https://medium.com/u/29acab45de05)ā€”Founder & CEO of Motivate Designā€”is back to chat with Jonathan in another AMAZING episode! This is a really _fun_ episode thatā€™s also PACKED with great advice. Some of the topics discussed in this episode:

- What matters to Mona in building a company?

- How does Mona deals with people problem at Motivate Design?

- The difference between a President and a CEO

- The importance of self awareness in a founderĀ 

- New Island vs Old Island metaphor & managing big change in a company

- The importance of R&D & _Thinking Time_

- Jonathanā€™s _Temperature Checks _at AJ&Smart

- Loneliness in entrepreneurship & how to avoid it

- Relationship banks & Canvas Strategy

- Why you should do your research before asking someone for help

- And last but not least, _HOW TO INTIMIDATE MEN!_

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_Get_ **_50% off_** _of Monaā€™s new Masterclass by using the discount code MONAPBC_: [_2-Week Research Sprint Masterclassā€”Learn everything you need to run an efficient and powerful 2-Week Research Sprint with confidence_](https://motivatedesign.teachable.com/p/2-week-research-sprint-masterclass/?product_id=1025332&coupon_code=MONAPBC)

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## **Links**

[Product Breakfast Club #49: MONA PATEL on Starting and Growing a Multiā€“Million Dollar Design Agency](https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial/pbc-49-mona-patel-on-starting-and-growing-a-multi-million-dollar-design-agency-b7b78b26250a)

[monapatel.nyc](http://www.monapatel.nyc/)

[Mona Patel on Instagram](https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes)

[Mona Patel on Twitter](https://twitter.com/monapatel?lang=en)

[Mona Patel on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/motivatemonapatel/)Ā 

[Motivate Design](https://www.motivatedesign.com/)

[**Masterclass:** 2-Week Research Sprintā€”Learn everything you need to run an efficient and powerful 2-Week Research Sprint with confidence.](https://motivatedesign.teachable.com/p/2-week-research-sprint-masterclass/?product_id=1025332&coupon_code=MONAPBC) šŸ”„ Use discount code **MONAPBC** during checkout to get **50% off** the course! šŸ”„

[**Book:** Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Thinkā€”Mona Patel](https://www.amazon.com/Reframe-Shift-Work-Innovate-Think/dp/1619613182)Ā 

[**Book:** The Thing About Swingsā€”Mona Patel](https://www.amazon.com/Thing-About-Swings-Mona-Patel/dp/1619618354)

[**Book:** Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growthā€Šā€”ā€ŠGabriel Weinberg](https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Startup-Achieve-Explosive-Customer-ebook/dp/B00ZE96ZWY/)

[Tim Brown](https://www.ideo.com/people/tim-brown)

[Jared Spool on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jmspool)

[**Book:** Scaling Upā€Šā€”ā€ŠMastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0ā€”Verne Harnish](https://smile.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Mastering-Rockefeller-Habits/dp/0986019593/)

[EO Networkā€”The Worldā€™s Only Peer-to-peer Network Exclusively for Entrepreneurs](https://www.eonetwork.org/)

[PR Volt](https://www.prvolt.com/)

[Noom Weight Loss App](https://www.noom.com/#/)

[**Book: **Buy Sprint!](https://www.thesprintbook.com/buy/) šŸ“˜šŸƒā€ā™€ļø

[**Book: **Buy Make Time!](https://maketimebook.com/buy/) šŸ“—ā°

[**AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass**:](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass)[ajsmart.com/masterclass](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass) šŸ„‡šŸ˜Æ

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