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Trusted by 10,000+ mentees

A mentor who actually stays in your corner.

Work 1:1 with Itay Forer, a Executive Coach for Founders & CEOs. Real loop reps – behavioural, case, leadership story – with someone who has been on the hiring side at your target level. Mentees who put in the work are usually in real loops in 3–6 months.

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  • Free 20-min intro call
  • No credit card required
  • Cancel anytime
Your mentor
Itay Forer

Itay Forer

Executive Coach for Founders & CEOs

Helps mentees with

Bootstrapping Product Market Fit Founder Hiring Business Strategy Fundraising

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“Itay is incredibly experienced and brings a very holistic approach to life and business. Going beyond just money and growth and really incorporating a healthy mindset and attitude.”

— Aidan, mentee for 1 month

Why mentees come here

What people actually work on with Itay.

Most mentees arrive with one of these goals. If you see yourself in the list, you are in the right place.

  • Land a senior role at a top company

    Prep the full loop – behavioural, case, leadership story. You want a mentor who has been on the other side of those interviews at the level you are targeting and can run real reps with you.

  • Level up as a founder, CEO, or operator

    Sharpen your judgment, decision-making, and leadership style. Useful if you're growing into a bigger role and need more than generic startup advice.

  • Move into startups or a new operating role without starting over

    Reposition your past experience so it reads as leverage, not a detour. Best for people moving across industries, startup stages, or functions.

  • Step into your first real founder or leadership role

    Get support on priorities, decision-making, and how to avoid the early mistakes that quietly compound when you're building or leading for the first time.

  • Find product-market fit without fooling yourself

    Work through customer value, positioning, validation, and the strategic choices that actually matter before you waste months building in the wrong direction.

  • Scale the company past the founder bottleneck

    For founders and CEOs who need to hire better, delegate real ownership, and stop being the person every decision routes through. Focus on structure, leadership, and scaling with less chaos.

Not quite your situation? Mention what you are working on in your intro and Itay will tell you if they are the right fit – or point you to someone who is.

Why pay for this

Yes, there are free options. Here's the honest difference.

Most of what you'd pay Itay for is the parts the free options don't do – context that builds week over week, and someone who actually pushes back when you're about to do the wrong thing.

vs. YouTube + courses

Great when you don't know what you don't know. Useless once your blocker is specific to your situation – and the answer to "what should I do next" is whichever video the algorithm serves you.

vs. ChatGPT

Endlessly patient, instantly available, and will never tell you the plan you just shared is bad. Itay will. That feedback is most of what you came for.

vs. one-off coaching calls

Fine for a single decision. Less great when the work is iterative – every call resets, your coach re-learns who you are, and the accountability disappears the second the call ends.

vs. volunteer mentors

Good for one introductory chat. Hard to ask a volunteer to keep showing up for you every week, review your work, and hold you accountable for months. Paid mentorship is for that.

vs. asking friends

Friends are kind. Itay is honest because that's the job. The unblocked version of you a few months from now is mostly built on feedback that wasn't comfortable to hear.

vs. doing it alone

Possible, but the failure mode is silent: you drift, you avoid the hard parts, you don't know which feedback to trust. Most of what mentorship gives you is the part that prevents the year you wasted figuring this out yourself.

What you actually get

Goals in months, not years.

Mentor vetting, cadence, and accountability are the parts long-term progress quietly depends on – and the parts the free options don't do.

Top 5% mentors, hand-picked

We interview every mentor personally. You work with someone already doing the thing you want to do.

Recurring 1:1 sessions with context

Itay keeps the long-term context on your goals, work, and career. Every session is sharper than the last – no re-explaining yourself, no starting from scratch.

Async support between sessions

Message Itay directly when questions come up. Tighter feedback loops mean faster progress, not a week-long wait for the next call.

Structured, goal-aligned plan

Weekly targets you work on together. Built-in accountability keeps you from drifting – the thing most self-learners quietly lose to.

Mentee outcomes

What mentees say about working with Itay.

Every review comes from someone who paid for mentorship with Itay and wrote about it afterwards. No incentives, no editing.

“There's a lot of bad decisions you can make that end up wasting your time. The ability to consult with Itay was invaluable here. Itay will always provide you with multiple ways to tackle a problem systematically. Beyond…” “There's a lot of bad decisions you can make that end up wasting your time. The ability to consult with Itay was invaluable here. Itay will always provide you with multiple ways to tackle a problem systematically. Beyond just advice Itay is also willing and able to bring you in touch with the right people to further your goals. This is also extremely valuable and something I really appreciated during our mentorship.”
Martin

Martin

Standard Plan · 8 months

“Itay is incredibly experienced and brings a very holistic approach to life and business. Going beyond just money and growth and really incorporating a healthy mindset and attitude.”
Aidan

Aidan

Standard Plan · 1 month

“Fantastic! Itay takes the time to understand the stage the start-up is at. He provides useful extra resources and very detailed insights into strategic thinking. He has taught me the importance of taking a long-term…” “Fantastic! Itay takes the time to understand the stage the start-up is at. He provides useful extra resources and very detailed insights into strategic thinking. He has taught me the importance of taking a long-term strategic view and how to ensure that my product creates true value for the end customer. Great experience to learn from him! ”
Maddalena

Maddalena

Standard Plan · 3 months

Trusted by thousands of mentees since 2018.

How we'd work together

Start with a free intro call.

One simple plan. Start with a free 20-minute intro call – continue only if the fit is right.

Most chosen

Standard

One call per month (60 minutes) to keep them focused. With support outside of sessions.

What's included

  • 1× 1:1 video call/mo with Itay (60 min)
  • Unlimited chat (<48h response)
  • Hands-on review of your real work
  • Weekly goals tracked together
  • Month-to-month, cancel any time

Itay walks you through the plan that fits your goals on the intro call. No card required to book – you only pay if you both decide to continue.

Questions

What you're probably wondering.

Still unsure? Email [email protected] and we'll personally walk you through it.

Your move

Get a mentor in your corner.

Book a free 20-minute intro call with Itay. No card required – decide after.

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