Startup Mentor Referral Form
Give your network a clear way to recommend a startup mentor. Collect their expertise, relevant experience, and reasons for the referral so your team can explore a potential fit.
A founder needs help making their first sales hire. Someone in your network knows an operator who has built three early-stage teams, but the introduction arrives as a name and “you should talk.” Typeform’s startup mentor referral form helps capture why that person could be useful.
Referrers describe the mentor’s experience, the topics they could support, and how they know them. You can ask which startup stages or industries suit their background, with room for examples of previous mentoring. Clarify whether the person knows about the referral and is open to an introduction.
Your team gets context for a thoughtful follow-up. Referrers get prompts that turn a general recommendation into something specific. The first conversation can focus on interests, availability, and the founders the mentor may be able to help.
A startup mentor referral form collects recommendations for people who could advise or support startup founders. It records the potential mentor’s background, areas of expertise, and the reason for the referral. Accelerators, incubators, and founder networks use it to identify potential mentors for their programs.
A strong professional background doesn’t explain which founders someone is best placed to help. A referral form asks for that connection, such as experience with early sales, product development, or hiring. It also helps your team understand the relationship behind the recommendation before reaching out.
Ask for the details needed to assess the recommendation and arrange an introduction:
- Referrer’s name and contact details
- Potential mentor’s name and current role
- Professional profile or relevant background
- Relationship between the referrer and potential mentor
- Areas of expertise
- Relevant industries and startup stages
- Specific reasons for the recommendation
- Previous mentoring experience, if known
- Whether the person is aware of the referral and open to contact
Let referrers say “Unknown” rather than guess about availability or mentoring preferences.
Describe the expertise your founders need and ask for an example that shows why the person could help. “They helped our team build its first repeatable sales process” gives you more to work with than “They’re a great entrepreneur.” Keep the form short enough that referrers can complete it without researching someone’s entire career.
No. Treat the referral as a starting point for a conversation. Your team still needs to confirm the person’s interest, availability, and fit with the program. Explain the follow-up process so referrers understand what happens after they submit.
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