Whether in Discord, Telegram, or Town Hall Break-out rooms, the topic of mentorship for Project Catalyst “proposers” occasionally comes up. It seems ethics, ways to formalize a process, and mentor qualifications are the most common bullet points––but so far, for me, that’s where it’s ended.

Recently, while in the Catalyst Proposal Assessor’s Telegram channel, I saw one user talking about his experience with mentorship in the community. As luck would have it, Jeremy, the aptly bearded family man from the gelid north, was soon available to hop on a video chat and chop it up over our respective cups of coffee.

In today’s article, you’ll see how Jeremy’s sincere questions seem to grow into natural opportunities for a sort…