realtalishaw / app.cofounder

Find your perfect co-founder with our AI-powered matching platform! Built on Node.js/Express and React, it's the ultimate tool to launch your startup journey. 🚀🤖

Find a Cofounder 🤝

Find Your Perfect Co-Founder in Minutes! Our AI-powered platform matches you with the ideal co-founder based on skills, experience, and goals. Discover the perfect partner to skyrocket your startup's success. Built with 💖, Node.js/Express, and React. And hey, guess what? ChatGPT-4 coded the entire thing! 🤖

Features ✨

• User-friendly interface 💻
• AI-powered matching system 💡
• Authentication system 🔒
• Real-time chat between matched co-founders 📬
• Profile management 📄
• Built using cutting-edge technologies: Node.js/Express (backend), React (frontend)

Getting Started 🚀

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm (check using node -v and npm -v)
• MongoDB (credentials stored in a .env file)

Installation

1. Clone the repo 👇
2. Install NPM packages 💾
3. Create a .env file in the project root and add your MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING 🤐
4. Run the app in development mode 🛠️
5. Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser 🌐

Contributing 🎁

1. Fork the project 🍴
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) 🌿
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') 💾
4. Push to your branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) 🚢
5. Open a Pull Request and wait for a marvelous review 😎

License 📜

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for more details.

Contact 📩

Talisha White - @trealtalishaw

Project Link: https://findacofounder.online

Acknowledgements 🌸

• The fabulous ChatGPT-4 it coded everything, I just ctrl+Z 🦾
• emoji-cheat-sheet for providing the sassy emojis in this README 😜