Build the career foundations you never knew you needed

An online university for people of all ages to find freedom, success, meaning in their careers.

Traditional education skips the most important part of your career — you.

We are often taught what to do,

but never how to

choose the right path,

navigate uncertainty,

or learn the key skills.

That’s where we come in.

  • You’re early in your career and don’t want to waste years on the wrong path.

  • You’re transitioning your career but don’t know where how to look.

  • You’re successful on paper, but feel empty or stuck.

This maybe for you if 

What you’ll learn

  • Foundational skills suited to your current needs

  • Methods to keep improving your work systems

  • How to become professionally independant

  • How to become known, get work, and make an impact

Course Structure

The apprenticeship is organized into 4 modules that together cover everything to build a successful career.

M1 - Personal Productivity

  • Language, and how we talk to ourselves. Taking control and responsibility for our actions.

  • A weekly system - planning work, assigning time, executing in that time, reviewing, and catching the system when it isn’t working

  • Set personal goals, write your constitution. Discover the things that are uniquely and truly important to you, and how to reflect those values in your day to day work.

M2 - Interpersonal Development

  • Learn methods for creating empathy, and learn how to have difficult conversation while increasing the quality of your relationships

  • Learn how to have first-time conversations, how to make asks and offers, how to bring people into your network

  • Creating value requires working with other people in sustainable ways. Learn the art of negotiation and pitching, and practice these skills in real-world scenarios.

  • Find the people whose work you like, who you want to learn from. Figure out how to learn from them, and replicate their success.

  • Create a backlog of the skills you want to learn. Learning is a lifelong endeavor, being organized and thinking long term ensures that you never stop learning.

  • Explore the many different ways to learn, and create your list of the resources you find helpful and relevant.

M3 - Learning Skills

  • Build an operating system of sharing what you’ve learned and done.

    Create visibility into your skills and thought process, and a long-term brand for yourself.

  • Create a board of advisors, mentors, and accountability partners. Learn when and how to ask for help. and how to reciprocate.

  • Applying for jobs is just about the worst part of career building. Learn how to proactively create opportunities even when you are not looking.

  • Understand rules around work visas and how to set yourself up for them, how to build networks in new countries and cities.

M4 - Income and Brand Building

How it works

  • We offer online and in person courses, each involving learning and doing

  • You get access to a community of fellow learners, as accountability partners and companions in your journey

  • The courses you take are based on your unique journey and desired destination

You can see the list of courses here

Access the course material

The in person Apprenticeship Program

For young people who want to jump start their careers, we offer a 12 week in person program to -

Build key skills

Get hands on experience in building tech products

  • Step 1: A short application.

  • Step 2: A video call

  • Step 3: Potentially an offer to join the program.

    See admission package and course guide

We offer monthly rolling admissions.

Pricing: Rs. 3,00,000 / £ 5,000 / $ 6,000

*Scholarships available

From past students

  • HIVE's apprenticeship program for over 6 months has been an invaluable experience. I get to work on challenging real-world issues, get hands-on learning, weekly one-to-one mentorship.

    The learning curve is great, I get to learn at my own pace while keeping a healthy work-life balance and this has equipped me with skills that will last a lifetime. Grateful for the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally!

    Kushal Agarwal

    IIT Jodhpur

    LinkedIn

  • The culture of continuous improvement at HIVE encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone, take on new responsibilities, and constantly strive for excellence.

    The supportive mentorship provided by experienced professionals enabled me to navigate complex technical concepts with confidence and clarity.

    This program is perfect and would highly recommend it.

    Yugal Verma

    Thapar University of Engineering and Technology

    LinkedIn

  • I was impressed by the emphasis on reading & building foundational skills, working from a place of curiosity & exploration, using design thinking & building good systems. The mentorship I've received from this program has helped me navigate the unknown.”

    Abinaya Damodaran

    University of London

    LinkedIn

  • “I joined the HIVE apprentice program in the product stream . I got the opportunity to work on real life projects where I was able to apply skills in Product, Design, and Growth.
    I read books on Design, User interviews and watched talks by Product leaders. I learned a lot from the weekly one-on one mentorship. I would highly recommend this program to everyone.”

    Sampriti Mayra

    IIT Kharagpur

    LinkedIn

  • “Working as a software developer apprentice at HIVE has been an amazing experience.

    I've had the opportunity to work with various technologies that have helped me to improve my skills. I have gained hands-on experience with AWS services like EC2 and S3. Overall, the program has helped me gain industry-level experience and to develop my skills further.”

    Rohit Kori

    IIT Jodhpur

    LinkedIn

About the Founder

Devansh is founder and startup coach. He has worked in Education, Finance, Engineering, Design and Product.

He has advised multiple founders and professionals, and has been thinking and speaking about career building for almost 10 years.

His greatest hope and dream is that people find a sense of meaning, purpose, and freedom in their work.

FAQs

  • How can I know if this course will help me achieve my goals?

    The short answer is you can’t. However with the two-week trial period, you can experience what the program looks like, and make a decision about whether it is right for you.

  • How does the program actually work?

    The first course for everyone is execution.

    We lay out a weekly schedule, including a weekly 1:1 and deep work slots. based on the daily schedule.

    There are 4 works streams for everyone - reading, writing, doing, and sharing, each with an associated metric.

    There are 15 work blocks a week, and before each week we plan what you will do in each block.

    Please refer to our course outline ( coming soon )

  • Will this course help me get a job?

    There are course specifically catering to applying for jobs, and those looking for immediate employment can choose them.

    The goal of this course however is to make not only get but succeed at jobs, and set yourself up to become forever employable.

    There are also paid positions available at Human Insight Ventures at the end of your apprenticeship period.

  • What if I don’t like the program?

    You may withdraw anytime before the end of the second week, and receive a 90% percent refund.

  • How do you select participants?

    The first step of the process is a call, after which we ask for a short written application.
    We are looking for people who are curious, driven, and ambitious.

    We look for evidence of proactive effort, learning, and a desire to leave an extraordinary mark on the world.

    We don’t care about which university you got into, your grades, or your current skill set.

  • Is this program only for people interested in tech?

    We are currently looking for people who want to work in a tech adjacent field - engineering, product, design, marketing, sales, because this is the kind of hands on work we are able to offer people.

    If you think you do not fall into these fields, we would be happy to have a chat and see if the program might work for you.

  • I am ready to start a company, is this program for me?

    Absolutely! We are excited to work with people who are ready to start their own ventures, and will provide the coaching and support we believe is essential for entrepreneurs.

  • What is the time commitment for this program?

    This is a full time program, including evenings. We have breaks and exercise built in, to ensure the cadence you develop here is sustainable through the program, and beyond.

  • What certifications will I receive?

    Everyone who completes the program will receive a certificate including courses taken, and outcome achieved.

    Those that complete real world tasks, which is part of the programming, will also receive an internship certificate.

  • Is it in person on remote?

    This course is remote, with daily meetings as outlined in the schedule. We will try to meet once before graduating, based on people’s availability.

Still have questions?