Mentor Brief

Google Play Apps Accelerator

Jason Schklar · 2026 Cohort 1 · 12-Week Program
🎯 Anchor Mentor 📅 Mar 10 – Jun 2, 2026 🏢 2 Assigned Companies 👥 Squad: Ming Hu (ASM)
⚡ This week's deadline: Kickoff Diagnostic Call with both Focus Forge and Skarvo must be completed by Friday, March 20. Focus Forge has already sent a When2Meet — confirm the time ASAP.
Your Role
Title
Anchor Mentor (AM)
Primary mentor; leads all squad calls
Program
Google Play Apps Accelerator
Cohort 1 · 2026 · 12 weeks
Your Squad Partner
Ming Hu
App Success Manager (ASM) · huming@google.com
Program Coordinator
Ariel Calliste
ASG LLC / Google · calliste@google.com
Your Responsibilities
  • 📞
    Lead Kickoff Diagnostic Call (per company) Facilitate the intro + diagnostics call for each company. Ming records notes. Due by March 20. Goal: identify top 1–3 challenges and establish working relationship.
  • 🗓
    Weekly 30-min Squad Meetings Minimum 30 minutes per week with each assigned company for the full 12 weeks. You lead; Ming ASM supports and contributes.
  • 🎯
    Define & Track OKRs After the kickoff diagnostic call, finalize OKRs with each company for the program duration. These become the north star for your weekly sessions.
  • 💡
    Provide Actionable Mentorship Each session should result in concrete, actionable recommendations the company can act on. Provide post-session feedback via Advocu after every meeting.
  • 🎤
    Lead Virtual Training Session — UX/UI You've been invited to facilitate "UX/UI: The Process and ROI of UX Strategy" for the full cohort on Tuesday, March 24 at 8:15 AM PT and 6:15 PM PT. (Same content as your IGA 2024 session.) Coordinate with Marcus Foon (mfoon@google.com).
  • 📝
    Task Tracking via Squad Hub All assigned action items are tracked in the Squad Hub Google Sheet. Check items off as you complete them so program managers know you're on track.
  • ⚡
    Stay Responsive Reply promptly to program emails. Fill in required forms with constructive feedback. Respond to Advocu booking requests from bench mentee companies.
Your Assigned Companies
Focus Forge
Your Squad Company #1
👤
Alan Nunez
alannunez1679@gmail.com
Based in Southeast Asia (UTC+7)
📁 Company Drive Folder
✅ Alan already reached out on Mar 13 — When2Meet sent (Mar 17). Confirm your time to hit the Mar 20 deadline.
Skarvo, Inc.
Your Squad Company #2
👤
Suhail Ahmad
suhail@skarvo.com
Also: Ashish Suman & Ammar on the team
📁 Company Drive Folder
⏳ Suhail said he's flexible — Ming suggested a 30-min call. You need to coordinate and schedule before Mar 20.
Full Accelerator Cohort (for context)

You're an Anchor Mentor for Focus Forge and Skarvo only — but this is the full cohort you're part of. As an Anchor Mentor you may also receive Advocu booking requests from other cohort companies.

Focus Forge ★ Skarvo, Inc. ★ Anytune Inc. AstroVeda Pvt. Ltd. BetterYou cabuu Changed Class54 Education Digital Garden Teknoloji Everpixel Geolives Belgium PixelByte Pro Certs Software Record Scanner Reehee Company Starcrossed Talkao unorderly Wishfinity Xeropan International + more
12-Week Milestone Calendar
Week 1 Mar 10 – 14, 2026 Completed
Tue Mar 10
Program Kickoff — Virtual Training Session 11 AM–2 PM EDT · Full cohort · Mekka Okereke (GM) + Carol Soler (Head of Partnerships) keynoted
Thu Mar 12
"Meet Your Squad!" intro emails sent to Focus Forge & Skarvo Ariel officially introduced you and Ming to both companies
Fri Mar 13
Google Chat spaces created "Squad [2026 Play Apps Accelerator]" + "Bench Mentors + Squad" — you were invited to both
Week 2 — NOW Mar 17 – 21, 2026 This Week
Tue Mar 17
Alan (Focus Forge) sent When2Meet ACTION NEEDED Fill out the When2Meet to confirm your intro call time
Wed Mar 19
Squad Check-in Call Squad Internal check-in for all squad members with Ariel and program team
Fri Mar 20
DEADLINE: Kickoff Diagnostic Call — both companies DEADLINE Lead intro + diagnostics call with Focus Forge AND Skarvo, Inc. You lead; Ming takes notes. Identify top 1–3 challenges per company.
Week 3 Mar 24 – 28, 2026 Upcoming
Tue Mar 24
Jason leads Virtual Training Session: "UX/UI: The Process and ROI of UX Strategy" YOU PRESENTING Full cohort · 8:15 AM PT and 6:15 PM PT (two sessions, same day). Coordinate slides/logistics with Marcus Foon (mfoon@google.com).
Week 3
Weekly Squad Meetings begin (ongoing) Both Companies Min 30 min/week per company. Finalize OKRs based on kickoff diagnostic findings.
Weeks 4–11 Mar 31 – May 26, 2026 Recurring
Weekly
Squad Meeting — Focus Forge Both Companies Min 30 min · You lead · Ming contributes · Track OKR progress
Weekly
Squad Meeting — Skarvo, Inc. Min 30 min · You lead · Ming contributes · Track OKR progress
Ongoing
Advocu Bench Mentor Sessions Other cohort companies may book you via mentors.advocu.com for 1:1 sessions. Set and maintain your availability.
Ongoing
Post-Session Feedback After each session, submit feedback on Advocu. Companies see "info for mentee" field; PMs see "info for program managers" field.
Week 12 ~Jun 2, 2026 Program End
~Jun 2
Program Conclusion Final OKR review with companies · Wrap-up sessions · Membership renewal opportunity based on performance
Tools & Resources
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Advocu Mentor platform — manage availability, accept bookings, submit post-session feedback mentors.advocu.com →
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Squad Hub (Task Tracker) Google Sheet with all assigned tasks — check items off as you complete them Open Squad Hub →
💬
Google Chat — Squad Primary async comms channel for the squad "Squad [2026 Play Apps Accelerator]"
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Company Folders (Drive) One-pagers and docs for all cohort companies Open Company Folders →
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Kickoff Diagnostic Guide Question guide for your diagnostic call with each company Open Guide →
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Program Email / Support play-accelerator@google.com · mentors-contact@google.com