I’ve known Mark for over four years and have been involved in his lean start-up weekends and XPinnovates incubator/accelerator activities. In these, I’ve witnessed how great he is at motivating, inspiring, and educating entrepreneurs about the difficulties of starting and growing a new business venture.
Mark’s enthusiasm for such people and their ideas, combined with a good dose of realism from his own experience in Silicon Valley, makes him excellent at leading workshops (e.g., business model canvas and business plan writing) and evaluating the business plans of the CEOs he mentors.