Sous: Your AI Career Coach

Sous is an AI-powered career coach built for restaurant workers on the go. Users practice realistic job interviews, get personalized resume feedback, and learn industry knowledge bite-sized for busy schedules—all optimized for mobile. Whether you're a server, bartender, line cook, or manager looking to advance in hospitality or switch careers, Sous helps you level up without the time commitment of traditional career coaching.

The premium tier unlocks unlimited interview practice, tailored resume rewriting, detailed AI feedback reports, and a cover letter generator. A free tier lets users get started with limited interviews and basic feedback. The business monetizes through freemium subscriptions ($9.99/month or $79.99/year) and plans future employer partnerships for talent sourcing.

Value Proposition
An AI-powered career coach purpose-built for restaurant workers — practice realistic interviews, get your resume polished, learn bite-sized industry knowledge, and receive personalized feedback — all from your phone. Designed for shift workers who don't have time for traditional career services.

Target Customer
Restaurant industry workers — servers, bartenders, line cooks, hosts, bussers, and managers — looking to level up their careers within hospitality or transition into new roles. Often young, hourly-wage workers, comfortable with mobile apps.

Revenue Model

Free tier: Limited practice interviews (2/month), basic resume feedback (1 version), access to mini-knowledge library.

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Team Lead

Team management, task planning, delegation, and monitoring

Designer

Creates UI designs, visual assets, and content for the career coach app. Designs mobile-first interfaces, creates interview questions, resume templates, knowledge quiz content, and marketing copy.

Full-Stack Engineer

Builds the entire web application using TanStack Start (React + Vite + Tailwind CSS), including server functions, database queries, authentication, API integrations (AI/OpenAI, Stripe), and responsive mobile-friendly frontend.

No setup required. The app runs entirely on the web stack (TanStack Start with React, Vite, and Tailwind CSS), handles authentication and payments via Stripe, and integrates with OpenAI for interview coaching and resume feedback. Deploy, configure Stripe keys for payment processing, and you're ready to onboard your first users.

Overview

Mission

The team

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