Mentorship Marketplace

Overview#

Users can browse mentors with filters for expertise, industry, price range, and rating. Featured and recommended mentors are surfaced based on your profile and goals.

Mentor Profile#

• Professional background and expertise areas
• Industries served and startup stages
• Session types with pricing (e.g., Career Guidance - 30min - $50)
• Availability calendar
• Reviews and ratings from past mentees
• Success stories and mentoring approach
• Session packages for subscription-based access

Session Booking#

• Select a session type and duration
• Pick an available time slot from the calendar
• Pay for the slot to hold it
• Follow the booking from pending, to confirmed, to completed - and see it marked cancelled, rescheduled or no-show if the plan changes
• Cancel or reschedule within policy windows
• Submit post-session review

Buying several sessions at once#

Rather than booking one session at a time, a mentor can sell you a block of them. There are two shapes, and the mentor decides which they offer - there are no fixed tiers.

• A bundle of sessions - a set number bought together, usually cheaper per session, used whenever you like
• A subscription - an ongoing arrangement that renews, giving you priority booking and a direct chat channel with the mentor

Long-Term Mentorship#

Beyond individual sessions, users can request ongoing mentorship relationships with milestone tracking, shared goals, and a dedicated chat channel.

• Ad hoc - you come back to the same mentor when you need them, with no fixed schedule
• Ongoing - a standing relationship with regular sessions and shared goals
• Programme - mentorship attached to an incubator programme you are enrolled in
• Advisor - a formal advisory role, typically the longest-running of the four