Questions
Everything you might be wondering.
The questions we get asked the most, answered directly. If yours isn't here, ask us directly below - or just book a call and we'll talk it through.
Questions
The questions we get asked the most, answered directly. If yours isn't here, ask us directly below - or just book a call and we'll talk it through.
Still wondering?
Ask any question about the programme and get a straight answer. We're putting the finishing touches on this - for now, email us and a real person will reply.
Navi AI assistant
Coming soon
Answers are AI-generated and may contain inaccuracies. Conversations are sent to Anthropic (US), who runs the model, and we may review them to improve the assistant - please don't enter personal or sensitive information. See our Privacy Policy. For anything you need to rely on, message us and we'll give you a precise answer.
Prefer a person? Email us or book a free call.
Frequently asked
Any motivated 13–18 year-old who's capable of more than school asks of them. That might be a teenager full of ideas who hasn't started yet, or one already building things who wants to go further and launch something real. And a parent who can see that potential and wants to back it with a genuine launchpad, not just encouragement.
Two kinds of student. First, those whose project would really be a research paper, complex software, or hardware - these are real projects, but we can't mentor them well, and we'd rather say so upfront than take on students we can't serve properly. Second, students who aren't genuinely willing to do the work - the programme has structure and accountability built in, but it doesn't run itself.
Something real and their own. It could be anything from a podcast or an event to a campaign or an organisation. We don't hand them a project. It emerges from a careful portrait of the student: what they notice that others miss, where they find flow, and where a real problem exists. That's why it gets finished.
That's exactly who this is for. We don't ask the student what they want to do with their life, we take them through special exercises, ask them about what they already enjoy, what they are good at, and try to find a throughline. But the thing is, it doesn't need to be perfect. Direction comes from doing, not from thinking about it endlessly. The most important thing is to start, and the rest will follow.
Eight weeks, with one hour-long 1:1 session each week plus assignments between calls - around three hours a week in total. It's designed to sit alongside school, not to compete with it.
Fully online. Every weekly 1:1 session with Matyas happens over video call, so the student can take part from anywhere with a laptop and an internet connection, wherever you are in the world. The first free call is online too.
The Founding Cohort is free: it's selective, and in return we ask for your honest feedback and a review as we build the programme together. The Second Generation is €800 (starting September 2026). We also offer a fully funded scholarship place for a student who can't cover the cost but is ready to do the work.
They will, and if they need longer, we don't stop. We keep working with the student, at no extra cost, until their project is launched, and we stay reachable long after it does. The eight weeks are the start, not a deadline we drop you at.
Parents receive a written update every week, so they always know what the student is working on and where they're growing. They're never in the dark - and they can email us any time in between.
Matyas mentors every student personally - eight one-hour sessions, one each week, held online over video call. Matyas and his co-founder Morris have run real youth initiatives themselves, so the guidance comes from people who have actually done it.
For the founding cohort, no, and that's the point. We're running it completely free and going all-in on a handful of students, so we hand-pick the ones we'd most love to work with. Students fill out a short application; if it looks like a fit we invite them to a brief interview before we make a decision. It isn't about grades or a polished résumé, it's about fit and a real willingness to do the work. We'll always be honest about whether it's the right match.
Apply to the founding cohort: a short application, five quick questions, we read every one personally. If it looks like a fit, we invite the student to a brief interview before any decisions. If you'd rather talk things through first, you can book a free call with Matyas and we'll figure it out together.
Founding cohort, limited spots
The free application is the next step in finding out whether it can help you grow your own project.