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Startup2025Status: Live

ProjectLink

A Social Operating System for Students

RoleFounder & Full-Stack Architect
Timeline2025
TechnologiesNext.js, TypeScript, Supabase
Links
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01Overview

ProjectLink is an innovative student-centric ecosystem engineered to bridge the gap between young self-taught builders and high-impact collaborative initiatives.

02The Problem

Traditional social media is noisy and optimized for passive consumption, while platforms like LinkedIn feel foreign for high school innovators.

03The Idea & Thesis

A streamlined, project-first platform where every profile is centered on "Proof of Work" with built-in hackathon team formation mechanics.

04Process & Methodology
1

Requirements elicitation and domain constraint modeling

2

Architecture design and prototyping in TypeScript/Python

3

Stress testing, optimization and institutional deployment

05Technology Stack

Core Stack

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabaseTailwind CSSPostgreSQLVercel
06My Role & Contribution
  • Founder & Full-Stack Architect
07Key Technical Challenges
Preventing spam accounts while maintaining a low friction barrier for students without formal IDs
Balancing high-speed query response times across multi-table social relation graphs
08Measurable Results & Impact
Milestone #1

Over 500 active high school student builders registered within the first 60 days

Milestone #2

Over 40 multidisciplinary hackathon teams formed and shipped prototypes

09Media Highlights
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10Core Learnings & Reflections
Product design for students requires extreme clarity and instant visual feedback
Supabase RLS drastically reduces backend boilerplate when scaled properly
11External Links & Resources