We are building a better and faster way to answer all your career questions by using AI to connect you to best mentors and peers who have the same experience, interests, and motivations as you.
Hey Everyone!
This is Ming - Co-founder of PathFinder. Super excited to launch our exciting project!
Here's my little backstory:
I have spend so much time navigating my career. I started with Computer Science then got interested specifically in AI, then did AI + Bio Research at healthcare companies. I didn't like the healthcare environment, so I did AI + Bio research at Big Tech, realized I just don't like AI Research anymore. Then pivot and did ML Product Engineering, and now I'm pivoting into EducationTech and Entrepreneurship.
Here's the problem:
We all experience shifts in our interests and career journeys.. During these transitions, questions like "Am I truly passionate about X?", "What does the day to day of X actually look like", "How do I get my foot in the door?", often arise.
That's where mentors who've been through similar changes and peers with shared goals can be invaluable resources.
But let's face it, Linkedin is terrible for this. I used to spend hours scrolling through countless profiles, reaching out to potential mentors, and sending cold LinkedIn messages, only to receive 2 responses.
That's why we've created PathFinder, to make this process lightning-fast. Sign up now to be the first to know when we launch: http://get-pathfinder.com/ 🚀💡
Let's make career exploration and mentorship easier than ever before! 👥🌟
That was a problem worth solving. Interesting to see how AI can applied to solve this. But to be honest, the role of AI here , uptil now seems doesn't add much USP to your products. I believe for this problem, the most delightful value is the deeply personalized advice for the user, also would be more valuable if it encounters some trustworthy characteristic quiz system like MBTI (one of my favorites), so not only the users can receive general advices, but deeply personalized and more information that can encourage them to understand themself and proactive evaluate the career advice provided by the system as well. Anw, congrats on the launch and great job!
Congratulations on the launch it sounds amazing when reading the little background story
About PathFinder on Product Hunt
“AI Search for Career Mentor/ Peers”
PathFinder launched on Product Hunt on October 26th, 2023 and earned 80 upvotes and 15 comments, placing #54 on the daily leaderboard. We are building a better and faster way to answer all your career questions by using AI to connect you to best mentors and peers who have the same experience, interests, and motivations as you.
PathFinder was featured in Education (78.4k followers), Artificial Intelligence (466.7k followers) and Career (2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 120k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted PathFinder?
PathFinder was hunted by Ming. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Want to see how PathFinder stacked up against nearby launches in real time? Check out the live launch dashboard for upvote speed charts, proximity comparisons, and more analytics.
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