Get paid to share what you learned the hard way
You've built, raised, scaled, or sold. Turn that experience into a second income and help the next generation of founders, one video call at a time. You set the rate. You set the hours.
$2,590
This month
14
Sessions
4.9
Rating
Maya Koval
Pre-seed · 30 min
Dana Reiss
Deck review · 60 min
Available
Payout via Stripe
1st of the month
3,000+
founders looking for guidance
$150
average session payout
5 min
to apply — free to join
~2 days
to get approved
Being a great mentor and being findable are different problems. StartWise puts you where funded, building founders already spend their day.
You’d be in good company
Meet a few of our experts
Operators, founders and investors already sharing what they know with the next generation.
Top MentorLior Pozin
Co-founder & CEO, AutoDS · sold to Fiverr for $92M · Forbes 30 Under 30
“I bootstrapped AutoDS to a $92M exit. Let’s talk scaling, e-commerce and building lean.”
Top MentorDre Medici
Founder & CEO, Grow With Us Agency · $25M+ bootstrapped · Co-founder, LinkMe
“Bring me your brand and funnel. We’ll turn attention into predictable revenue.”
Top MentorAlexander Hampton (AC)
Founder & CEO, Supreme Ecom · 8-figure e-com founder · 650K+ on YouTube
“From first sale to first $100K month. I’ll show you the system, step by step.”
Why mentor on StartWise
Your experience is worth more than you think
The lessons that cost you years are exactly what an early founder needs this week. Here’s what you get out of sharing them.
i.
Earn on your own terms
Set your own rate per session and change it whenever you like. A handful of calls a week turns downtime between meetings into real, recurring income.
ii.
Zero admin, total flexibility
You open the slots that suit you. We handle scheduling, video, payments and payouts. Close your calendar any time, no strings.
iii.
Build your reputation
Every five-star session grows a public profile that compounds. Become a go-to name in your niche and a magnet for deal flow and hires.
iv.
Give back, meaningfully
Remember needing someone who’d been there? Be that person. Short calls that genuinely change a founder’s trajectory — and yours.
The card founders compare you by
Your marketplace card carries everything a founder needs to choose you: verified badge, rating and session count, expertise categories, what you offer — 1:1 sessions, courses, free videos — and your price. Founders browse by category, from Fundraising to AI/ML to Leadership.
- 19 expertise categories founders filter by
- Verified badge, star rating, and real session counts
- Quality-controlled: profiles go live after marketplace approval
Rachel Kim
VP Sales @ Meridian · ex-founder
Helps early B2B teams find a repeatable sales motion. Took two startups from first customer to $5M ARR.
1:1 from $120 · 30 min
Your calendar rules. Every booking waits for your yes.
Set weekly availability windows, minimum notice, and buffers — founders book real slots in their own timezone, pay upfront through Stripe Checkout, and the session only goes ahead when you confirm it. The Google Meet link creates itself.
- Availability by weekday, with notice and buffer rules enforced
- Founders pay at booking — you confirm before anything is final
- Meet link auto-created on confirm; cancel, reschedule, refund built in
Strategy session · 45 min
Thu, Dec 12 · 14:00 · your timezone
You approve every booking · payment captured before the session · cancel and refund flows built in
Your prices. Your wallet. Your payout schedule.
Payments are captured before the session, land in your wallet, and pay out through Stripe Connect on the 1st of each month. Your earnings dashboard shows available, pending, and a full ledger of every session.
- You set the price per offering — 15 to 90 minutes
- Stripe Connect payouts, straight to your account
- Wallet with available/pending balances and a full ledger
Available
$1,960
Pending
$248
Free courses that fill your paid calendar
Publish courses with sections and lessons, and share videos and posts — all free for founders. It’s your distribution: founders learn from your content, then book the 1:1 when they need you on their specific problem.
- Course builder with sections, lessons, and enrollments
- Video and post content on your profile
- Reviews from completed sessions build your reputation
Founder-led sales
12 lessons · 1.2K enrolled
Pricing that converts
8 lessons · 640 enrolled
Courses and videos are free — they’re how founders find you. 1:1 is where you earn.
You’re in control
Mentor your way
Your rate
Name your price
$180/call
- Different rates for each session length
- Offer an intro session at any price you like
- Change your rates any time — no approvals, no caps
Your calendar
Open only the hours you want
- Founders book only inside windows you open
- Minimum notice and buffers, enforced automatically
- Close your calendar while you’re heads-down
Your focus
Talk about what you know best
I can help with
- Pick from 19 expertise categories founders filter by
- Every booking waits for your confirm
- Decline anything that isn’t a fit
From application to first payout
Apply
Tell us what you’ve built and what you can help with. Takes about five minutes.
Get verified
We confirm your background and approve your profile, so founders only ever see vetted mentors.
Set your terms
Pick your topics, set your rate per session length, and open the slots that work around your week.
Get booked & paid
Founders book and pay upfront, you confirm and take the call, and payouts land through Stripe on the 1st of each month.
Do the math
A few calls a week adds up faster than you’d expect. Slide to your own numbers.
$2,598/ month
≈ $31,176 a year at this pace, before payment fees — your price, your schedule.
Set up my profileFrom our experts
Mentors, in their words
“I do three or four calls a week between meetings. It covers my angel cheques, and honestly the founder energy keeps me sharp. Best side effect of my exit.”
“I was nervous I wasn’t ‘famous’ enough. Turns out founders just want someone who’s solved their exact problem. My calendar fills every week.”
Who we’re looking for
You’ll fit right in if…
Good to know
Ready to turn your experience into impact?
Join the experts helping the next wave of founders — and get paid for the wisdom you already have. Free to join, 5-minute application, most mentors approved within days.