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Mentor Training/Update– Session 2

Spring 2026

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Outline

  • Mentors Alias
  • Reminder of Spending Procedure/Budget approval
  • Showcase Update
  • Reminder: Sessions Goals
  • Session 2 Logistics

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Email Alias for Communicating Amongst Mentors

  • If you wish to connect with fellow mentors for advice or requests:
    • An email to explorer-mentors@um6p.ma will send an email to all the active Fall 2025 Explorer mentors.

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•Please do not give the alias to any teams.

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Spending Request Flowchart

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Budget Approved by Mentors

Decide on item to purchase – get quote/invoice/price

Get Mentor Approval via email

Approved

No

Yes

Fill in and submit an Explorer Expenditure Request Form

Collect invoice/vendor information/mentor approval email

Approved

No

Yes

Exit

Self

Purchase

by

Explorer

Buy the Item and pay for it yourself

Get an invoice and a receipt of payment (you must have)

Fill in and submit an Explorer Repayment Form with RIB/Invoice/Receipt

Explorer Approved

No

Yes

Fill in Explorer Procurement form

Item will be purchased by Explorer

Payment to Team

Delivery to Team or Partner

Update Budget

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Spending Procedure

  • Policy and forms (Team request form for mentor approval is in Explorer gSheet)
  • Team sends you the budget table via email (not link!!)
    • Main budget check is relevance of request to Team’s progress (any items missing from request must be updated by the team in the gSheet table)
    • Your approval/response must be via email (please ensure the table is in your response)
  • The rest is up to Explorer and the Team
  • Adnane & Marwan will re-approve at Explorer level
  • Refer teams to Loubna’s expenditure workshop

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2026 Showcase Update

  • Best of video can be found here.
  • Brochure here.
  • Marwan video from own pictures here.
  • Corporate Supporters
    • Sanlam & Yazine (Iness and Mohamed(Z))
  • About 700 attendees
  • 20 Mentors attended
  • Jinane led a panel discussion with Hamza (explorer team), and mentors Hicham and Iness.
  • 17 presentation on stage
  • 43 Actual team booths
  • Phenomenal feedback from teams

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2026 Showcase Update

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REMINDER: Overview of Sessions

  • GOAL FOR THIS COHORT (Group Sessions):
    • Session 1: Customer Segments Session 1 Slides here (Team Kickoff Slides here)
    • Session 2: 2-3 Major Business Assumptions Slides here
    • Session 3: Emphasize # of interviews with customers (10-50) and Communication Skills
    • Session 4: Slide Deck (at least a first draft) – This will be their final report.
  • GOAL FOR THIS COHORT (1on1 or 1on2 Teams: Session 2)
    • Continue working with them on pitch deck
    • Review LBMC/Customer Segments/Revenue Streams (Business Model)
    • If no pitch deck and no LBMC - please find out why and help them get there
    • Continue with any customization and augmentation of the above 4 concepts (Customer segments, assumptions, interviews/surveys, pitch).

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Focus of Session 2

  • The slides for session #2 can be found here.  As usual, feel free to edit/modify/add to them as you see fit.
  • The slides include simplified Assumptions Framework discussions.  
  • The slides include assumptions framework resources links.
  • We strongly suggest you focus on their assumptions whether you are doing group sessions or 1on1 sessions
  • Get specific with the team regarding 2-3 assumptions.

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Session 2 Resources/Communication

FOR TEAMS:

Email: explorer@um6pventures.com

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FOR Mentors:

    • https://explorer.um6pventures.com/mentors-ressources/
    • (Password: ExplorerMentor)

-Email: explorer-ops@um6pventures.com

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Session 2 Resources/Communication

  • The resources and guidelines are already shared and emailed to teams via weekly announcements
  • See here.

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Session 2 Meetings Logistics

  • Email instructions to students already sent out (already on website)
  • If you get a chance, please send email reminder to your teams to show up (feel free to augment/edit the instructions)
    • Re-emphasize filling out LBMC and monthly report
    • 2-3 Assumptions request
    • Perhaps add a goal for a number of customer interviews!!
  • 1 on 1 Mentoring is much more customized
    • Please emphasize what you discussed the previous time

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More Logistics

  • The general topic of Session 2 is Assumptions Framework and Customer Questions.
  • Suggested slides for Session 2 (pptx format).
    • Feel free to make a copy and edit/change at your discretion.
  • Remember the Explorer gSheetTemplate
  • Remember Roman’s Lean Launchpad Webinar:

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