Interesting viewpoint on "pick your brain". As a 40-something business owner I am always happy when someone less experienced at business wants to pick my brain.

Interesting viewpoint on "pick your brain". As a 40-something business owner I am always happy when someone less experienced at business wants to pick my brain. I have told many people that if they buy me a beer they can ask business questions all night. I have a few like minded (and aged) friends who I meet with every thursday night at a local pub. We always welcome people to meet with us - the only condition is that they have to be running a small business or trying to start one. So for me personally I enjoy having my brain picked or mentoring someone. Of course, dsivers seemed to go a little overboard with 400 meetings in two years which would be 4 per week roughly. Compare that to the once per month I do it for perspective. To each their own of course.