{"id":8994,"date":"2019-01-08T11:19:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T05:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2019-01-08T11:19:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T05:49:53","slug":"this-hand-written-letter-from-a-mentee-made-our-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2019\/01\/this-hand-written-letter-from-a-mentee-made-our-day\/","title":{"rendered":"This hand-written letter from a mentee, made our day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our CEO Ananth, \u00a0with 17+ years of work exp \u00a0has mentored 7 mentees in the past 4 yrs (5 MBA working professionals &amp; 2 from diverse backgrounds).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Of the 7, 4 ended up becoming entrepreneurs. 3 of them started digital agencies which is exactly in direct competition to what we do as a business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quoting our CEO, Ananth V: &#8220;During such times, doubts &amp; questions about taking up such projects which might end up with me directly contributing to my competitors success inadvertently does crop up in my mind. But letters like the one attached, makes it worthwhile!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gist of the letter &#8220;Dear Ananth, having trained under you directly as a mentee, I started a digital agency &amp; in 3 years successfully worked on amazing projects with wonderful brands but throughout thinking about the fact that I learnt from you &amp; even used many of your strategies against you as a direct competitor, but you gracefully guided me without hesitation. I tried mentoring under someone else too few months ago whose training made me realize how immensely selfless <span class=\"text_exposed_show\">&amp; brilliant experience it was to have an opportunity to learn &amp; get YOU as a mentor. THANK YOU. Forever grateful for my success to you. Your mentee for life!&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ananthv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8996\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mentor-mentee-letter-Ananth-V.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mentor-mentee-letter-Ananth-V.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mentor-mentee-letter-Ananth-V-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mentor-mentee-letter-Ananth-V-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mentor-mentee-letter-Ananth-V-718x1024.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\nGreatest happiness for a mentor \/ teacher is knowing your student uses your know-how &amp; achieves greater success!&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow our CEO On: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnanthV9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/AnanthV9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Social-media-marketing-brand-ROI-ebook\/dp\/B00MABPJ62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media Book<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/corporate-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Training Digital Marketing Social media ROI strategy<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ananthv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:share:6488243214875750400\" height=\"639\" width=\"504\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techdivine.com%2Ftdblog%2F2019%2F01%2Fthis-hand-written-letter-from-a-mentee-made-our-day%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; 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