John became Bridges' mentor in 2013 after he and his mom appeared on "Shark Tank" in its fifth season. The mother-son entrepreneur duo from Memphis sought $50,000 in exchange for 20% equity in the company.
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John offered to be Bridges' mentor for free, which Bridges and Morris agreed to.
Bridges mentioned that John has advised him to continue to avoid investments as he builds his company, and to not grow too quickly. Rather than expand into denim and neckties.
The best advice she got, Lee said, came from Marissa Mayer when Lee considering taking a job at Google. Mayer said her own favorite choices had come when she followed the more difficult road. “’Are you learning, are you growing, are you challenging yourself?’†Lee recalled Mayer asking. “I always define my career in terms of that.â€
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