Goals of prod dev for next 6 months

Scalability and Infrastructure Updates: Enhance the platform's backend to support an increasing number of users and ensure stability as Connektd scales.

Enhance Matching Algorithm: Implement and optimize a robust matching algorithm to provide more accurate connections between businesses and career explorers based on skills, interests, and industry needs.

Improve Platform Usability and User Experience: Enhance the platform’s design and functionality to provide a more seamless and engaging experience. This includes upgrading communication tools, refining the user interface, and incorporating user feedback to address pain points and better meet the needs of both career explorers and businesses.

Community Features Integration: Begin incorporating features from the Connektd community, such as feedback on resumes or Q&A sessions, to create a cohesive platform experience.

Career explorers—students, graduates, and career changers—struggle to get their first job out of school or break into a career they want because they lack the experience due to limited opportunities.

Small businesses and startups face tight budgets finding affordable, flexible talent to scale alongside their business.

Connektd is an AI-powered platform that connects career explorers (students, new grads, and career changers) with businesses through experienceships—mentorship driven, project-based opportunities. Our smart matching algorithm delivers personalized mentorship and tailored opportunities, helping explorers build the skills and gain experience to break into their career. For businesses, Connektd provides access to flexible, affordable talent without the commitment of full-time hires, enabling mutual growth and success.

Connektd is an AI-powered platform that connects career explorers (students, new grads, and career changers) with businesses through experienceships—mentorship driven, project-based opportunities. Our smart matching algorithm delivers tailored opportunities, helping explorers gain the experience to break into their career and provides access to flexible, affordable talent for businesses.

Why winning team

Between us founders, we’ve lived both sides of the problem. Cathy, a career explorer herself, knows the struggle of navigating non-traditional paths, gaining hands-on experience, and breaking into industries like tech without a roadmap. She built a career by creating products from 0-1, leading cross-functional teams, and shipping them globally. Kendra, on the other hand, has partnered with over 100 companies, built 25+ ventures, and advised 150+ innovators globally through initiatives like The Moken™ Group. She’s seen how businesses, especially startups, struggle to find the right talent—particularly on a budget.

Together, we bring deep entrepreneurial expertise, firsthand understanding of hiring gaps, and a relentless drive to solve this problem. Connektd isn’t just another platform—it’s the solution we wish we had on our own journeys, built by founders who intimately understand the challenges of both career explorers and businesses.

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