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Calibration
Twelve taps, about three minutes. No typing, no right answers.
What you get
Compass: 01
12taps, no typing
~3minutes
Freefor everyone
The Sidetake promise
Never figure out your career alone. Someone who's done it is one conversation away.
- 01See how mentors actually think
- 02Book a 1-on-1 in a few taps
- 03Ask what a course can't answer
- 04Learn from Zomato, Google & PayPal
- 05One mentor, a whole classroom
- 0632+ domains, one app
- 07Built for Tier 2 & 3 India
How it works
Three steps from confused to clear.
The Sidetakeway
How it works — steps
01
Browse
Find the one who clicks
Read how mentors actually think — their experience, their philosophy, the kind of person they mentor best. Free, no account needed.
02
Request
Send a note
Tell them what you're working on and where you're stuck. Your mentor reads it personally, then it's just the two of you.
03
Talk
Get a perspective
One honest conversation, fully focused on you. A take grounded in the road they walked — not a lecture.
Figure outwhat youactually want
Talk to people who've done it.
Not to another playlist.
100% human.
Every answer comes from a real person:
- Mentors from companies you know
- Honest 1-on-1 conversations
- Classroom sessions in schools
Ask a mentor * not a search barLearn from people * not playlistsGet a perspective * not a lectureBook a conversation * not a course
Talk to someone from Google * not a chatbotFind a direction * not a personality typeGet an honest take * not a match scoreHear how they switched * not a highlight reel
Ask “am I ready?” * not a forumStart one conversation * not ten tabsFollow a person * not a feedTrust experience * not an algorithm
We've runover:
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Offline sessions in schools
Working professionals in front of real Tier 2 and Tier 3 classrooms — long before there was an app.
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- Odisha
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
The roster
Mentors who've built at:
Working professionals across 32+ domains — not coaches, not content creators.
Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto, Spinny, PayPal, Google, Microsoft and JustPay.
In the works
Compass
Career guidance that doesn't hand you a label. No personality type. No match score. A short calibration, one piece of real work, and a mentor who reads it themselves.
02
A real assignment
One task from the direction you're curious about. Actual work, not a quiz.
What you get
Compass: 02
1real task
25minutes
0quizzes
03
A mentor reads it
They write their own read before they ever see what the calibration said.
What you get
Compass: 03
1mentor
Theirown read
Firstbefore any data
04
An honest outcome
Directions worth pursuing, one wildcard you didn't expect, and "not a fit" as a real answer.
What you get
Compass: 04
0personality types
0match scores
1wildcard
05
Ninety days
A plan you can actually follow, with the mentor still on the other end of it.
What you get
Compass: 05
30days
60days
90days
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Get startedyour way
Pick where you fit
Student
Browse every mentor free. Book when someone clicks.
Mentor
Run your profile and sessions from the Sidetake Mentor app.
| Feature | Student | Mentor | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browse every mentor profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Book 1-on-1 sessions | ✓ | ||
| Run your own mentor profile | ✓ | ||
| Mentors in your classroom | ✓ | ||
| Compass career guidance soon | ✓ | ✓ | |
| A real person on the other end | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Frequentlyasked questions
01
An app that connects you with real mentors for real 1-on-1 conversations. Read how experienced people think and work, then book the one who clicks.
02
The confused and the curious — students working out what comes next, and professionals stuck at a plateau. Built for Tier 2 and Tier 3 India first.
03
The app is free to download and every profile is free to browse. A 1-on-1 is where a mentor's time is paid for — you see the price before you send a request.
04
Soon — it's in build. The calibration will be free for everyone; the assignment, the mentor's review and the outcome come as one unlock, not four paywalls.
05
Yes — the Sidetake Mentor app runs your profile and sessions. Sign yourself up and someone from the team will get you set up.
06
We've run more than 300 sessions in schools across five states. Write to sid@sidetake.com and someone from the team will reach out.