Mentor and apprentice · since 2025
We connect school and university students with leading entrepreneurs in business, IT, finance and media. Each season has one mentor, whose apprentices we choose through an open call, a selection and interviews.
The apprentice then works with the mentor directly: meetings, trainings and real projects. The aim: a clear path to a future career, a strong network and real experience for a portfolio.
Every season runs in four steps, from finding the mentor to working at their side.
1We find an entrepreneur or expert with real experience and results, tell them about the project and invite them to take apprentices.
With the mentor we agree the format: how many apprentices, which field, how long and what requirements.
2On our Telegram channel we introduce the mentor: how the programme runs, the requirements and the selection criteria.
Applications stay open for about a month, through a form or our bot.
3The team reads every application and invites the strongest to interview; sometimes the mentor joins the interviews.
At the end up to 12 apprentices are accepted; each season's number depends on the mentor.
4For one to two months the apprentice follows their business mentor: meetings, training sessions and field work.
They work on real projects and see the mentor's decisions and way of working from the inside.
The mentor shares their experience; the apprentice learns in three ways.
Webinar with Eldor KhamraevThe mentor talks about their path, decisions and mistakes, and answers questions.
The skills you need are practised hands-on: analysis, sales, design, personal brand.
Season 2, with Hasan MamasaidovThe apprentice goes along with the mentor and works on their real projects.
Every season and event the channel reported, newest first.
Season 6August 2026 · September 2026
A season with an entrepreneur and IT expert: only 2 apprentices.
Requirements: over 18, an interest in business and IT, Russian, and readiness to work responsibly.
Applications were extended after many requests and closed on 10 September.
Season 5July 2026 · August 2026
112 applications, 22 in round two, 10 apprentices in the end.
Fields: critical thinking, IT, business and sales. The apprentices began their first sessions with the mentor on 22 August.
The season's participants shared on the channel, on video, what working with the mentor is like.
Season 4March 2026 · April 2026
A season for women and girls only: finance and strategic thinking.
The mentor: an investor and expert in finance and the "science of money" who has taught financial literacy to more than 300,000 people.
The five best submissions went to interview, and 2 apprentices were chosen.
Season 3February 2026 · March 2026
A season with a blogger, lawyer and journalist: media, law and personal brand.
The call was for graphic designers, people who can build websites, and people who understand LinkedIn. From hundreds of applications, 5 reached interview.
In the end 3 apprentices were chosen and began working on real projects with the mentor.
Season 2November 2025 · December 2025
1:1 business mentoring with a well-known entrepreneur, founder of M-Faktor and Kalibr.
Applications came in through the bot, and the strongest 5 went to interview.
The winner stood out for strong soft skills, way of thinking and motivation, and began working on real projects with the mentor.
WebinarNovember 2025
A live Telegram video chat with a student at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.
Eldor talked about life at CMUQ and his way into investment banking, and answered followers' questions.
Season 1September 2025
The first season: 1:1 business mentoring with a UChicago ’29 student and founder of SATMakon.
More than 80 applications came in and about 6% reached interview, with Asilbek himself on the panel.
The season had just 2 places.
The entrepreneurs and experts who took apprentices: the project's partners.
Season 6 mentorSAP Uzbekistan (2012-2023), TOP-Contact, BookCafe, LINKO, TEAM University
Led SAP Uzbekistan for 11 years; founder of TOP-Contact, co-founder of BookCafe and LINKO, one of the founders of TEAM University.
Business, IT and sales
Took apprentices in critical thinking, IT, business and sales.
Investment and financial literacy
An investor and expert in finance and the "science of money"; has taught financial literacy to more than 300,000 people.
Media, law and personal brand
A blogger, lawyer and journalist working where media, law and personal branding meet.
Season 2 mentorM-Faktor, Kalibr
One of Uzbekistan's best-known entrepreneurs, founder of M-Faktor, Kalibr and other projects.
Season 1 mentorSATMakon
Founder of SATMakon, one of Uzbekistan's largest SAT preparation centres, and a University of Chicago ’29 student.
We post the call, shortlist the candidates and run the interviews. All that's left for you is teaching.
Become a mentorThe team that finds the mentors, writes the calls, shortlists candidates and runs the programme.
The project's co-founders.
Coordinators and media who run the process from the agreement with the mentor to the programme's end.
Become an apprentice, join our team, or take an apprentice into your business. The team reads every application.