Setting Up A Technology Mastermind Group

The Mastermind Groups that I run each have members from different industries. If you're in the same business, or closely related, you cannot get into the group. The reason we set it up this way is that a) you don't want to share secrets with your competitors and b) chances are you know how things work in your industry - it's better to get ideas from people in different industries to learn how they do things.

There is an alternative way of thinking, however, for many groups where they set up a Mastermind Group for a particular industry. One recent blog post I came across highlighted this trend as the author, Glen Hopkins, shares advice on setting up a Mastermind Group in the technology sector:

One of the best ways I have found to create a mastermind group is through networking. The more you get to know like-minded people in your industry, the better the chances are of forming a powerful mastermind group.

For example, if you are an Internet marketer like me, you might want a computer programmer, a graphic designer, a copywriter and a sales professional in your group. This way, each of you can approach a challenge from a different perspective and offer valuable insight that the others would never have seen.

I suggest you do some research and learn as much as you can about mastermind groups. Start by networking and meeting with other people. Once you've formed a group, you should meet with each other once every week or two. This can be done online or via the telephone.

A mastermind group gives you a way to learn, understand and apply much more than you know now and at a much faster rate than trying to figure it out yourself. Nobody knows it all, that's why entrepreneurs need to help each other by forming mastermind groups.