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Michael Seibel

Mentorcam - Access otherwise inaccessible mentors for 1:1 advice

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Mentorcam is a marketplace where people can access well-known public figures for 1:1 advice and mentorship. Find a mentor and ask them for advice on a range of topics from career development to startup fundraising and dating to name a few.

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Benjamin Balazs
Maker
Hey everyone! First of all, big thanks to @mwseibel and @ycombinator for hunting us! My name is Benjamin and together with @rune_lohr_hauge I built Mentorcam. We give you access to otherwise inaccessible people for 1-on-1 mentorship and advice on a range of topics from startup fundraising to dating. So what problem are we really solving here?? Access to quality advice from high-profile people is inherently very difficult. Why? If you’re an Olympic gold medal winner, famous musician, or high-profile VC, you don’t have the time, bandwidth, or incentive to give your thoughtful feedback and individually tailored advice to many people at all, let alone to strangers. It’s time-consuming, it’s not lucrative, and it’s risky to engage in these types of interactions 1-on-1. Meanwhile, the people that look up to these public figures are hitting them for advice because, well, why wouldn’t you want advice from those who are the best at what they do? Unfortunately, you probably won’t even get an automated response if you DM them on twitter or send them a cold email. Ok, so now I can suddenly get introduced to and talk to the people I look up to just like that, huh? Yes. By communicating via short, asynchronous video messages on Mentorcam you can access these high-profile people and engage in a private conversation for a fraction of the cost and effort of getting a meeting or a live consulting session (that’s if they’d even do it—hint, most of them won’t). Mentors get to share their knowledge in a way that doesn’t take much of their time, doesn’t require scheduling, and is incredibly lucrative per unit of time invested. Mentees get access to the people that can help solve their problem, don’t have to pay exorbitant fees for advice, and can access their mentors and ask for feedback on the go whenever it’s convenient. Thanks for checking out our product, we look forward to hearing what you think! If you see a mentor you like and want to interact with them, here is a special 30% discount code for the Product Hunt community: PH30.
Alex S.
I've always been thinking about reaching out to more established entrepreneurs for coaching and mentoring opportunities - Mentorcam is a great solution!
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@alex_s_4 Thanks Alex! We're building out the entrepreneurial category. Suggestions for new mentors to add are welcome. :)
Julien Soros
Huge fan of the Mentorcam team. I'm always really disappointed by the generic information you find online so excited to get some personalized answers to my questions from real experts.
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@zucchini Thanks Julien. Access to personalized non-generic feedback and advice is exactly the drive behind what we do.
Alexknows
Thanks to Mentorcam, I was able to seek advice from @chrisyeh. Around 2-month ago, I was wrestling with a tough career-defining question that I couldn't answer on my own. Chris responded within 3 hours while traveling abroad on business. Not only did he answer my question, but he also provided real-life examples that he has faced himself and overcame. Great app!
CG Chen
Congrats June & Benjamin, can definitely see myself using this! Been using bumblebizz to meet mentors!
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@cgchen thank you CG!
Tejas Bala
this is so cool! I'm checking out the app for funding advice on my startup.
Benjamin Balazs
Maker
@its_tejas Thank Tejas! Our mentors are at your disposal at any time.
CG Chen
wow super cool, I could see myself using this!
Benjamin Balazs
Maker
@cgchen Thank you, hope you find Mentorcam useful.
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
So, Cameo for Mentors? Looks like Mentorcam takes a 25% cut of the fees? And, how does this relate to ADPList? The designs seem similar.
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@chrismessina We do get the Cameo comparison quite often because of the asynchronous messaging format and we have a similar rev share structure, which is 75/25 as you pointed out. ADPList is specifically focused on design I believe. Our focus is providing access to public figures and other people that are otherwise difficult to access across a range of categories related to personal and professional growth. This is in part why the video messaging format makes sense, it's a lower investment in time, doesn't require scheduling and people are less apprehensive about connecting with someone they don't know from before.
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
@rune_lohr_hauge got it, thanks for that! The pandemic is an awesome accelerant of so many things! And also shitty in how many people it killed! Awkward!
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@chrismessina thanks! Agree that the pandemic has accelerated many things, including different forms of remote communication. All the deaths are terrible. Hopefully we can all get through this thing together soon!
Hae Garlow
Fabulous! :)
Jeff Wilson
Cool product!
Anada Lakra
Such a cool idea and product! Value-added mentorship is typically so difficult to access. Nice job team 🙌🏼
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@anada_lakra1 Thank you Anada!
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@i_am_brennan thank you, appreciate the support!
Renee Main
So helpful! Mentorcam enables me to get advice from diverse people I wouldn’t have access to otherwise. New mentors are added all the time so I check in regularly to see which experts I can leverage and the user experience is awesome!
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@renee_main thanks for the feedback and kind words!
Andrew Tsao
Wow this is so incredible! I love the quality as well as the variety of mentors you've already onboarded as part of the platform!
Benjamin Balazs
Maker
@andrew_tsao Thank you Andrew!
Rich Peterson
Love the design! Will you be the ones adding mentors to the platform or will there be an option in the future for online applications from mentors? Would love to add to https://servicetoproduct.com/cre... as an option for aspiring mentors.
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@generouswork thank you! So far we have handpicked the vast majority of our mentors, but you can actually apply to become a mentor on the app, by navigating to Profile>Help>Become a mentor. If you have any suggestions on others we should reach out to feel free to share. :)
David J. Phillips
This is awesome, congrats on the launch Rune!
America Handfield
Astonishing!!
juan jose blanco de la osa
Hello Benjamin, a pleasure to greet you. I am Juan Jose, I am Co-founder of Finder-co-founder, I would appreciate if possible, to answer two questions. 1.- The interview with the mentors are live by videochat, or on the contrary is an explanatory video? 2.- I have a project that I would be interested in talking to you, are you open to collaborate? thanks
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@juan_jose_blanco the interaction with mentors is asynchronous; the user asks a question via video or text on the Mentorcam app and the mentor responds with a recorded video. Can you share a little more about your project? Would love to learn more. Feel free to hit me up on LinkedIn or shoot me an email. :)
Marianne Messick
Great!!!
Richard Frawley
I dont know what I get for the payment, one conversation, a month, a year, everygreen ....what exactly, not knowing that turned me off.
Rune Løhr Hauge
Maker
@rjfrawley This is great input, thank you. We actually made some tweaks as other users shared the same feedback. To clarify, you pay per question. :)