- How might we bridge the gap between students' career aspirations and actionable pathways to tech internships?
- How might we provide personalized, AI-powered career guidance that adapts to each student's unique skills, timeline, and constraints?
- How might we help students discover the right tech roles through transparent matching and AI-generated educational content?
LaunchPad is an AI-powered career platform that transforms "I want a tech career" into a clear, personalized roadmap with step-by-step guidance, skill recommendations, and direct pathways to internships at top companies. The platform uses OpenAI GPT-4 to generate semester-by-semester career plans, provides an interactive Career Copilot chatbot for real-time guidance, and matches students with opportunities using a transparent scoring algorithm. Students can practice interviews with AI feedback, build shareable portfolios, and explore tech roles through AI-generated explainer videos powered by OpenAI Sora 2. The entire platform is local-first, storing all data in the browser for complete privacy and data ownership, while providing both demo mode for quick exploration and full AI mode with API key integration.
Our target customers are college students exploring tech careers who feel overwhelmed by the complexity of breaking into the industry. LaunchPad provides tangible benefits by eliminating confusion through clear, personalized roadmaps that show exactly what to learn, when to learn it, and how it connects to real opportunities. Students save countless hours of research and trial-and-error by receiving AI-powered recommendations tailored to their major, timeline, and constraints. The platform's smart matching system provides transparent fit scores for internships, helping students apply strategically rather than sending hundreds of blind applications, while the Interview Studio builds confidence through realistic practice with detailed feedback.
- ReactJS + Vite + TailwindCSS
- Node.js + Express backend
- GPT-4, Whisper, and OpenAI APIs for AI roadmap generation, chat, and feedback
- Python (ML-based fit scoring)
- Veo-3 (Google Gemini) for video generation
- Zustand for global state management
- LocalStorage (Local-First Architecture)
- Lucide React Icons
LaunchPad Hackathon Deck – Canva Presentation
- Team photo
- Team Slack channel
- Communication established with mentor
- Repo creation from this template
- Flight Deck registration
- Presentation complete and linked
- Code merged to main branch
Morehouse College
HackHouse
- Aren Egwuekwe
- Jean-Dominique Anoh
- Kyle Ford
- Mali Glemaud-Thesee