What is this? 
 Do you get paid for gyan choding to juniors?

Brand Marketing Manager

Ek insta tech aurat  1 ghnte k 10k le rhi , is it really worth it? 
  
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 For mentorship ....

Russian bhi 6k ki aegi mere dukh door krne

Software Engineer

Yeh question aur clarification mein jyada gap nahi hai?😂😂

Consultant

Not sure about topmate, but scheduled a trial session with an influencer on preplaced and she has rescheduled it for 5 times now, everytime I would sit and be prepared and 15 mins away I get a mail she has rescheduled it, whereas she is very active in LinkedIn!

So topmate business development/  sales guys pitched every Tom Harry to sign up for link. They earned the numbers, actual quality and mentorship took backseat

Quality over quantity would work, but that would mean that not everyone will be able to afford services. That's exactly how everything is working in India.  
  
 I'm not in topmate, nor I support what I do. In fact, I kind of launched a completely free version of something similar, but wrapped up due to some issues.

Product Manager

Program Manager

Topmate is for every chindifluencer out there to make some more chanda on the side while doing their tech job

Founder

Jab sabko hi teacher Banna hai to samajh jao aage ki baat

They give generic gyaan. My friend actually paid for 1 session for product mgmt.

Growth Manager

How much does topmate pay for a 1:1 session? I have been thinking about having some sort of side income related to tech.

I'm convinced these linflu "mentors" and "coaches" get on a call with each other once, call it a "session" or "cohort" and try to spread gyaan

Have seen a person who got fired from a unicorn making almost a 5th of his salary through top mate just because of his linkedin game

Engineering Manager

On the other side of the table, buzz is that earnings are abysmal

Marketing Associate

Lately I’ve started seeing so many topmate posts. Every other guy is giving mentorship by posting topmate links.   Recently i saw topmate post of one of my ex colleagues who used to write shitty co...

Lately I’ve started seeing so many topmate posts. Every other guy is giving mentorship by posting topmate links. 

Recently i saw topmate post of one of my ex colleagues who used to write shitty code in production.

I wonder what kind of mentorship you get there. If it’s even worth it or not. Did anyone tried it yet?

are these topmate 1:1 session guidance really worth it?

are these topmate 1:1 session guidance really worth it?- Grapevine

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

Hi folks, I'm doing a product teardown on Topmate.io and wanted to understand some things from someone who is either a creator there or has taken a session there.

1) What advantage do you think it offers over its competitors? (Ex - ADPlist)
2) What can be improved for getting more paid sessions for creators?
3) Should it start co-partnering with creators to get sponsorships for the content they are expert at and offering it for free? (For the multiple learner type of sessions)
4) Does the absence of a search bar add to or reduce the efforts of learners while finding the right creator on the platform?
5) What made you use Topmate.io in the first place? (For both learners and creators)
6) Have you faced an issue due to difference of available time zones between the creator and the learner? If yes, what do you think is the best way to solve it?

Product survey on Topmate.io

Key Account Manager

What are your views on taking sessions on topmate.io as a side hustle ?

I used to think about people posting their topmate accounts as shitposting and wannabe influencers, but the kind of people are there, I'm starting to think I can actually add some value there because of my background and where I have reached now.
The main aim being side income obviously 😛

Ps: I used to think it as cringe about people from tier 1 colleges giving gyaan about how to get into faang to tier 3 college students, people with no experience doing resume review, etc.

Your views on topmate ?

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

What are your views in products like topmate, mentorly etc.

See a number of people putting links for 1:1 consultation through topmate where mentor gets paid for thier 'knowledge'.

Has anyone signed up as a mentor or taken anything through so these mentors.

Monetising Mentorship 1:1

Head Of Marketing

I see so many LinkedIn Tech influencers selling mentorships on topmate. While this is certainly not wrong. But some are charging 6k for 30 min or so, which is insane. Usually people under 2 years of exp are falling for this. Funny thing is it's people under 2 years of exp, who just cracked a Faang are providing mentorships on topmate

Tech influencers selling mentorships on topmate

Which one matters: Skills or Experience?

Experience, and further the insights comes with multiple 'years of experience' only. 
On the other hand, 'skills' can be learnt.

Who would you give preference to? I've been naive enough to think that what people with 10-20+ yoe is something that I can easily do. But nope, decision making is a completely different ball game. 

I got this thought when I came across youngsters charging money for 'mentorship' (PS: one off sessions, especially paid, is not how mentor-mentee relationship works).

If folks without proper experience is mentoring, what exactly are they sharing? 

How to get to where they are? 
What would it take for anyone to get somewhere further ahead (where they themselves haven't been)?
Just some 'skills' that mentees should get upskilled on?

Skills are required, but so is experience as well. As they say, it's not the tool but you use it that makes the difference!

So yes, what exactly are these young 'top mentors' talking about (or preching)?

Nuances: yes, one can talk about everything that they have gone through up until then. But in this case, everything would be short term and not really helpful.

One off sessions may work if it's just a Q&A or an AMA session. But that's not mentorship. 

Yes, time is money, and it's fine to charge for it. But is it really that they're valuing their time more, or the money?

I have no hate against platforms like Topmate. As a platform, they're good. It's just how we make use of it that is not great.


[I do mentor people. I just mentor 3-4 people, and has been doing that since 3-4 years). I have a few mentors as well. That has been going on since last 6+ years. None of those are paid. It's mutual respect and truly supporting others in their journey. 

I occasionally do the 'AMA or Q&A sessions + resume review as well'. Again free, but not under the disguise of 'mentorship'

Mentorship | Experience vs Skills

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

All over LinkedIn when I see people thanking their mentors, I wonder where they get them.
I mean I hardly had any interactions with any of my college seniors. And don't get me started on my office colleagues. ( They always seem to be in a bad mood).
Coming to the point. I think having honest mentors can really help you fast track your developer career.
Let's try to help each other out.
I am a backend developer of 2 years. I can help you get 20 LPA.
I want someone who can help me earn 30 LPA.


PS - This is my first post.

Mentorship

Software Developer

I see a lot of folks opening their calendar and offering resume review and career guidance and other things via Topmate.
Some are charging like 6000 per hour. 
And posting that as if they are making some contribution to the community.
They are keeping posts as that is their way of giving back to the community as if it's some sort of charity. 

How the hell is giving back to the community when you are charging 6000 per hour ?? 

I dont have a problem with people who keep it openly as its a way to earn some money. You are giving your time so asking money for it is not at all wrong in my book 

But please dont label it as charity for god sake 🙏🙏

Topmate sessions !!

So, just to be clear, I have no grudges against the people, but basically I don't like the core idea of doing a paid "guidance or mentorship" session. Examples being career guidance or famous resume reviews on Topmate

See, The very basic idea of asking for guidance is that you are in a vulnerable state and someone 'helps' you out by sharing their experience & giving back to the community in that way. This entire concept is thrown away when you Charge Money for it, it's no longer a help relationship - I can understand people are busy and have less time for mentorship, but that doesn't justify charging for it

There is another tangible problem in my opinion. When you Charge for a guidance session, it gives a transactional outlook for you - As in you never want to go really deep into conversations because it's a paid one time thing and as soon as your 30 minutes is gone, you have earned your prize. I know it's difficult to describe in words but when you do something for 1-time money, it's very difficult to not have a purely transactional perspective to it . This is something I have personally observed when I used to be in a competitive activity & did paid mentorship Sessions.

There is also a 3rd issue of inexperienced people giving out paid gyaan on issues which they don't have an idea of (I saw someone looking for their first full time job and yet running paid "career guidance" session on Topmate) but lets keep that for another day

ps : This is not against People whose job is advisory, that's a much more formal relationship by nature & there are enough checks and balances.

I hate the concept of Paid mentorship Sessions

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Where you can connect with quality , relevant, legit mentors and ask career related queries. First call will be free and further calls will be paid. 
Do you think this kind of platform can work ? Will guidance seekers pay for career advice? I have my doubts .

Seeking feedack on an idea: A career guidance platform for professionals

Did anyone used preplaced mentorship program ? 
I could see lot of MAANG influencer bhaiya’s and didi’s mentioning it . Is it worth getting paid mentoring?

Preplaced review

Data engineer

Spoke to few people who have their Topmate link. On an average after speaking to them i found that they are in their positions just by luck. Asked for resume review, ek se ek expert 😂

Ye topmate link bana ke ceo jaisa kyu behave kar rahe ho be?

Jo mentor topmate use kare, woh mentor nahin, woh dhandha kar raha hai

Corporate Strategist

I'm considering paying some people on Unstop/Topmate to schedule a 1-hour call. I'm looking for guidance on investment banking and have many questions and uncertainties. I have gathered some materials, but I lack guidance on the next steps. I also don't have any alumni in my Engineering college who can provide advice. Do you think it's worth a try?

If not what else could I try.

Topmate and unstop mentors

Recently i was talking to my senior just for fun and wanted to see what exactly is this whole thing

So he paid xxx Rupees to the person for a Call 1:1 and he asked if I'm having 2.5yrs exp I need to switch to faang
This guy '22 Passout says I will give you a roadmap for 6 months you need to pay 23,xxx Rupees I will give you a referral in my faang (He is in one of them) I have the roadmap I will make sure you learn LLD 
My senior has 2.5 exp in a startup that was listening to him and eventually said I'll think about it and ended the call

Someone who has just entered is giving advice like they have worked for 5-6 years
I've seen students in college start topmate and they are in top1% stuff
Do these things are really required 
And Ego of those is such high 
They are not realising achieving faang is part of life not the whole life

The Topmate Scam!

Topmate is the kind of scam where 3rd year B.Tech student is giving a PM course for 4500₹ to a 8 yoe Infosys Sr. Engineer. 🤣😅🤷‍♂️

are these topmate 1:1 session guidance really worth it?

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