About Us

Your Future is Bright with LiveMentors

In the era of AI and automation, we anticipate that millions may face job displacement. The need for individuals to reinvent their careers has never been more critical.

At LiveMentors, our mission is to help everyone acquire new skills by offering exceptional curricula and personalized support at a price accessible to all. Come learn something new with us, reinvent yourself, and become the best version of you.

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Our Story

Our Story

Our Story

Our Story

Our Story

Our Story

Our Story

Our Story

Jon and Piyush were working in Austin under various companies as developers, DBAs, software architects, tech support personnel etc for over 20 years at the time they teamed up a decade ago. Jon was teaching at a software training academy. Piyush had been teaching at the Austin Community College (ACC) as a continuing education instructor. Brainstorming about their passions over several gallons of coffee they decided to team up and teach. What followed was a software development training program at ACC.

Alongwith the Dean of Continuing Education, they brought in technology / IT leaders from various organizations like Dell Pivotal, Octane Lending, City of Austin etc. After getting much needed encouragement and some excellent suggestions from the industry partners, the Software Bootcamp was born in August 2016.

Since then they have been dedicated to teach and in the process learn how folks learn. The students have been varied, coming from various prior education and work backgrounds. We have taught eye surgeons, nurses, Uber drivers, IT professions, high school students and stay at home parents.

What did we learn?

We learned several things:

  • Anyone can learn programming.
  • Healthy amount of technical support is essential.
  • Great teachers are trained, not born.
  • Clear roadmaps are crucial.

Why LiveMentors?

The biggest needs of students on an ambitious learning path are:

  • Lower cost of quality education.
  • Customizable pace based on student's schedule and learning ability.
  • On-demand person-2-person support.
  • Learning plan and accountability.
  • Learn by doing and collaborating with other learners.

LiveMentors has been created as a learning platform that offers a learning process that addresses the above student needs. Your feedback is needed to improve what we offer.

Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet the team

Behind the Vision

Piyush Mehta

Piyush Mehta - Success Coach

Piyush earned a MS and an MBA, before he applied himself to a career in in database engineering, software development, working with a wide range of technologies. His expertise includes NodeJS, React, NextJS, PostgreSQL and MongoDB etc. He has developed his coaching skills as an Instructor at Austin Community College since 2004, helping students build strong technical foundations. As a Success Coach, he is driven to empower students to successfully transition into technical careers.

Tom Cheng

Tom Cheng - Student Advisor

Tom is a Harvard and UC Berkeley-educated computer scientist who came from an under-resourced community, and channeled his energy into teaching and Ed-tech, developing integrations used by millions of students and creating UC Berkeley's first course on virtual reality development. Now, Tom is dedicated to creating accessible learning pathways through LiveMentor, providing aspiring developers with the resources, support, and community they need to achieve their dreams.

Jonathan Lue

Jonathan Lue - Instructor

Jonathan Lue graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and brings over 10 years of experience in software development. As an educator, he has taught full stack development and has reached thousands of students. At LiveMentors, Jon applies his expertise in creating impactful education resources that enable our students to gain cutting edge industry-relevant skills.

Shreya Lokare

Shreya Lokare - UI/UX Designer

Shreya began her career in fashion design, where she developed an eye for aesthetics and attention to detail. During the pandemic, she transitioned into customer service, gaining hands-on experience in human behavior and problem solving, which ultimately led her to pursue a Master’s in UX. At LiveMentors, Shreya leverages her creative background and user empathy to design engaging interfaces.