Practice Professor of Information Systems Arcot Desai Narasimhalu, who is also director of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at SMU, said that 'learning to avoid taking the wrong twists and turns can save [young entrepreneurs] lots of pain and the investors' their money'. [SMU alumni] Ken Koh, founder of Talentpreneur Hub, notes that a young entrepreneur could learn from a mentor with more years of experience.