This is dangerous thinking, risky thinking, the type that guarantees failure. The greatest of mentors are always on the lookout. They seek and they find. Across their life experience, as well as online platforms.

Experience alone is a bet that the market hasn't moved since you were last in it. The mentors we work with don't make that bet. They keep one eye on what they've lived and one on what the market is saying today. The first part is theirs. The second part is what we bring them.

Starting today, mentors at Kovačnica — the startup incubator in Kranj — have full access to HolyShift. They can type in the problem and research how people speak about it: across forums, reviews, and communities.

As Kovačnica programme participants, member companies get access to what their market is saying about the problem they're solving, a website builder that turns those findings into a live page, and lead generation that finds the first potential buyers. Research. Build. Grow. In one system.

We're setting this up with more incubators and accelerators in the region. If you run a programme and want your mentors and your startups working from the best data, write to Rok: rok.snoj@holyshift.ai.

And if you're a founder who wants to see what the market says about your idea before anyone mentors you about it: app.holyshift.ai.