I have not, and practically speaking I can't; they're in Silicon Valley and I'm in the Midwest.
The mentor system was extremely valuable for me in my prior internships, but as I transition into industry I feel that the impetus is on me to learn how to work without a mentor, which I think is what I'm struggling with.
It's a large, attainable project but on an unrealistic timescale.
Thanks, I've been trying to be as proactive as I can but I could probably do more.
A big issue is that the feature in question sounds simple but is really quite complex (e.g. tell whether a picture is of a bird) and I'm not sure I'm conveying this effectively to the CEO. It's really a confluence of problems: lack of communication due to high friction, lack of organization, lack of documentation, and lack of mock-ups or user stories.
What I'll try to do is create and assign myself tasks on our task tracker so we all at least have some idea if what I should be doing, and I can use this as a starting point to ask for clarification.
The mentor system was extremely valuable for me in my prior internships, but as I transition into industry I feel that the impetus is on me to learn how to work without a mentor, which I think is what I'm struggling with.
It's a large, attainable project but on an unrealistic timescale.