The McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network (VMN) is a university-wide resource available to all Northeastern student, faculty, and alumni ventures. The goal of the VMN is to pair Northeastern entrepreneurs with high-quality, experienced mentors that can help address business challenges and make our ventures more successful.
The McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network is a university wide resource available to all Northeastern student, faculty, and alumni ventures. The goal of the VMN is to pair Northeastern entrepreneurs with high-quality, experienced mentors that can help address business challenges and make our ventures more successful.
Mentorship starts with an informational conversation between mentor and venture. Mentors learn more about the venture's business achievements and opportunities. Ventures learn more about the Network and how mentors might be impactful.
Mentorship starts with an informational conversation between mentor and mentee. Mentors learn more about the ventures business achievement and opportunities. Ventures learn more about the Network and how mentors might be impactful.
Mentorship starts with an informational conversation between mentor and mentee. Mentors learn more about the ventures business achievement and opportunities. Ventures learn more about the Network and how mentors might be impactful.
Mentors and ventures collaborate to determine best next steps for the business and create a detailed list of mentor needs to present to the Network.
Mentors and ventures collaborate to create a detailed list of additional mentor needs to present to the Network.
Mentors and ventures collaborate to create a detailed list of additional mentor needs to present to the Network.
Mentors work with the Network's management team to connect ventures with additional mentors to fulfill identified mentor needs.
Mentors work with the VMN to connect mentees with additional mentors to fulfill identified action items or mentor needs.
Mentors work with the VMN to connect mentees with additional mentors to fulfill identified action items or mentor needs.
Mentors and ventures connect, collaborate to scale and launch successful businesses based on identified mentoring needs.
Mentors and ventures collaborate to create a detailed list of additional mentor needs to present to the Network.
Mentors and ventures collaborate to create a detailed list of additional mentor needs to present to the Network.
Dan McCarthy and Jeff McCarthy generously created the McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network with the goal of making Northeastern ventures most successful. The McCarthy(s) vision is to build a university-wide network of experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts to provide high quality mentorship to student, faculty, and alumni ventures from all of Northeastern’s colleges and disciplines.
Katie W., Co-Founder, Unsize
VMN works with centers and organizations at Northeastern to serve 300+ ventures. Click on the logos below to learn more about our university-wide partners.