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💡 SPH has a Sparring Partner Network of experienced professionals advising students pro bono. This page grants an overview of which sparring partners are available in our network and how to request a session with them.
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Why do these sparring partners help?
These sparring partners are individuals who are intrinsically motivated and unpaid, who are willing to regularly give back to the SPH community in a skill-based volunteering model. Their intention is to grant an outside perspective and generate impulses that can aid you in your current challenge.
How does it work?
- Search for the sparring partner, who is best suited in giving you input & aiding you in your challenge
- Request a meeting by filling out the form, in the sparring partner's profile.
In the case of sparring partners who are part of the SPH staff, we provide you with a direct link to their Slack profile to contact them.
- Your SPH-coach will review and approve your request.
- You will receive an email putting you in touch with the sparring partner**.**
- Set a date and time and meet with ****the requested sparring partner.
- A month after we put you in touch with the sparring partner we will send you a feedback form asking if the meeting took place and for your feedback on the meeting.
We trust every project applying to have also read the expectation section below!
Let's get started!
Select any sparring partner and request a meet-up! Use the pre-made filters to narrow down your search, or use the search function on the right.
Sparring Partners
What do we expect?
- Expectations if you are a SPH-Project
FAQ
- Q: I am about to pay a sparring partner for their service in cash. Is this OK?
- Q: I am about to give equity of my company to a sparring partner. Is this OK?
- Q: Are the sparring partners obliged to help?
- Q: I have sent an email, but the sparring partner has not yet replied?
- Q: The sparring partner was very unpleasant and condescending in the meeting, what should I do?