CoffeeChats

Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm excited to share CoffeeChats with you today. **The Problem:** It was 2am during recruiting season at Queens University. I had three Excel spreadsheets open, a dozen LinkedIn tabs, and I was trying to figure out if I'd already followed up with that Visa PM who gave me advice two months ago—or if I was about to embarrass myself with a duplicate email. That's when it hit me: career centers tell us to "network strategically" and use frameworks like LAMP (List, Alumni, Motivation, Posting), but they give us NO tools to actually do it. We're building social capital—the most important asset for our careers—with spreadsheets and prayer. **What We Built:** CoffeeChats is the first strategic networking platform designed specifically for students and early-career professionals. It combines: 🧠 **Network Intelligence** - Maps your entire professional ecosystem (1st, 2nd, 3rd degree connections) and reveals hidden paths to people at your dream companies. Example: "Your friend Sarah's college roommate works at Shopify—ask for an intro!" 🎯 **Automated LAMP Framework** - Takes the proven career center methodology and makes it automatic. Instead of spending 10 hours/month researching companies and tracking alumni, you get instant intelligence on who works where, which companies are hiring, and where you have connections. 🤖 **AI Networking Coach** - Analyzes your calendar, goals, and network to tell you exactly who to reach out to each week, with personalized message drafts. No more analysis paralysis. 📊 **Progress Dashboard** - See your network growing in real-time and track relationship health so follow-ups never slip through the cracks. **Why This Matters:** 85% of jobs are filled through networking, not job boards. But traditional networking has been opaque, unscalable, and dependent on privilege. CoffeeChats democratizes access to the relationship intelligence that VCs and executives have been using for years. **Current Status:** We're launching the iOS app soon (coming to App Store). Meanwhile, you can explore the system on our website. **What I'd Love Feedback On:** - Does the "hidden connection path" feature resonate with you? Have you ever missed opportunities because you didn't know who could intro you? - For students/recent grads: What's your biggest networking pain point? - If you're a founder/professional: What networking tools do YOU use? Thanks for checking us out! Happy to answer any questions about the tech, the vision, or how we're approaching this massive problem.