rustic-mentorship
Sanket KolekarBuild a modern, scalable web platform called "LegacyLink" that connects retired professionals with students, entrepreneurs, and early-stage startups for mentorship, guidance, and knowledge sharing. CORE IDEA: This is not just a mentorship platform — it is a structured knowledge marketplace where retired experts can monetize or volunteer their experience and users can access real-world guidance. TARGET USERS: 1. Retired Professionals (Mentors) 2. Students / Job Seekers 3. Startup Founders / Entrepreneurs KEY FEATURES: 1. AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - Email/password and Google login - Role selection (Mentor / Student / Founder) 2. MENTOR PROFILES - Bio, past experience, industries worked in - Years of experience - Skills/tags (e.g., Finance, Engineering, Marketing) - Availability calendar - Pricing (free / paid sessions) - Ratings & reviews 3. AI-POWERED MATCHING SYSTEM - Match users with mentors based on goals, interests, and domain - Smart recommendation engine 4. BOOKING SYSTEM - Schedule 1:1 sessions - Integrated calendar - Session duration and pricing 5. LIVE INTERACTION - Video call integration (Zoom or WebRTC) - Chat/messaging system 6. LEARNING HUB - Mentors can upload: - Courses - Recorded sessions - Articles/blogs - Categorized by industry 7. STARTUP SUPPORT SECTION - Dedicated section for founders - Mentors categorized by startup domain (funding, product, scaling) 8. TRUST & VERIFICATION - Mentor verification badge (based on experience proof) - Review and rating system 9. DASHBOARD - Mentor dashboard: earnings, sessions, analytics - User dashboard: booked sessions, progress, saved mentors 10. MONETIZATION - Commission-based system - Subscription for premium access TECH STACK: - Frontend: React + Tailwind CSS - Backend: Node.js / Firebase - Database: Firestore / MongoDB - AI Integration: Gemini API or OpenAI API - Payments: Stripe integration UI/UX REQUIREMENTS: - Clean, premium, minimal design - Elder-friendly UI (large fonts, simple navigation) - Mobile responsive - Dark/light mode PAGES: - Landing Page (clear value proposition) - Mentor Listings Page - Mentor Profile Page - Booking Page - Dashboard - Learning Hub - Startup Support Page BRANDING: - Theme: Trust, legacy, wisdom, growth - Color palette: Blue, gold, white BONUS FEATURES: - AI career guidance chatbot - Mentor storytelling section ("Lessons from Experience") - Gamification (badges for mentors and users) OUTPUT: Generate complete frontend + backend structure with modular, scalable code. Include folder structure, API routes, and UI components.
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