{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup Junkies Podcast","title":"How to Be a Great Startup Mentor with Permjot Valia & Ross Webb","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/967fdbec\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1955,"description":"In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, host Caleb Talley sits down with Permjot Valia, founder of Mentor Camp, and Ross Webb, a longtime AI product manager and returning Mentor Camp mentor, to unpack the philosophy behind one of the most unusual mentorship models in the startup world.\n\nThis is a masterclass for founders on how to actually get value out of mentorship, and for mentors on how to build relationships that last well beyond a single conversation.\n\nIn this episode:\n✅ The origin story of Mentor Camp\n✅ How to build genuine trust and social capital as a mentor or founder\n✅ The question that ruins a mentoring session \n✅ Advice Permjot and Ross would give their younger selves\n\n⏱️ CHAPTERS\n0:24 – Welcome & Meet the Guests\n1:09 – Permjot Valia's Sales Background \n2:24 – Ross Webb: From Cape Town to AI Product Management \n3:06 – Building an AI Product That Hit $50M in Revenue \n4:18 – The Origin Story of Mentor Camp \n5:19 – Why the Mentor Is the Client, Not the Startup \n6:35 – Creating a White-Glove Mentor Experience (and Why Top Mentors Keep Coming Back)\n10:25 – Real Relationships vs. One-Way Mentoring \n13:29 – Fixing Transactional Mentorship in the Fuel Accelerator \n13:52 – Social Capital: Why Mentors Shouldn't Hand Over Contacts Right Away \n15:55 – Ross Webb's Charity \"Gating System\" for Mentoring Requests \n19:19 – Spotting an Uncoachable Mentee (and the #1 Advice for Every Mentee) \n22:10 – Asking for Insights, Not Opinions, in a Mentoring Session \n24:29 – Advice to Their Younger Selves & the Shoelace Story That Changed Lives\n\n—\nConnect with Permjot Valia & Ross Webb\n🔗 https://mentorcampnwa.com/\n🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/permjotvalia/\n🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosswebb/\n\n—\n🎧 Follow the Startup Junkies Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, like, subscribe, and share it with a friend.\n\nThe Startup Junkies Podcast is brought to you in part by RISE, helping Arkansas tech and tech-enabled startups grow with...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VIqyFnVoemaY16I1CQ_9OtsZkjBwg6MwfUeTfBb7LPw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTg0/ODVhOTk1ZmFiOTQ2/MWM3YTk4MTcxOTg3/NmY5Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}