Build discipline and dream career portfolio with real-world projects
Meet your future-self
P.S. ~400 students in private Beta as of March , 2025
You want to turn your career dream into reality
But you have 3 problems:
How to be accountable and motivated while college life is so busy?
How to build career skills and experience by yourself?
How to stand out and prove to your dream internship/job your real-world skills?
How?
Learn with your future self. 🔮
Po, the AI mentor, brainstorms and co-designs a personalized real-world project plan with you.
During conversations, Po is building an AI persona of the future version of you to help you visualize success, build agency, and be self-accountable.
Have fun while tracking progress 🎮
Track project progress made, real-world skills acquired, and knowledge learned to add to your portfolio.
Earn rewards, climb leaderboards, and level up; building career skills is as fun as your favorite video game.
Keep you on track 🌱
What is more motivating than seeing the future result of your current action live?
Your AI future self will keep you accountable, making sure you are learning, achieving, and getting closer to your dream career.
Community, Connect, Collaborate 🤝
Discover, connect, and collaborate with peers worldwide in the same space.
Foster real friendships and networks that support each other’s careers.
~400 students are getting ahead in their careers with Ponder
as of March , 2025
What kind of careers are Ponder for?
You might think certain majors like business, engineering, and CS/ML/AI are easier to apply the project-based approach with Ponder.
However, since almost any career is based on execution and projects, Ponder can co-brainstorm projects that fit your interests.
How to get access to Ponder?
We’re currently in private beta with ~400 students. Signed up for the email form below and we will send you the next step (access).
Who are building Ponder?
Hey! I’m Zion, one of the co-founder of Ponder. Connect with me on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/zion-zhang-984345262/
Why Ponder?
Through interviews with hundreds of top hiring managers, we realized they stopped caring about certificates or where you get your degree in 2024.
This is because almost none of the things you “studied” in college will be used in real life. The world is moving fast, and college is not catching on.
They only care about what real-world skills and career experience you have.
However, as you know, it is extremely hard for college students to find opportunities to build real-world experience while balancing and excelling in all areas of college life.
Thus, we are building Ponder to help college students launch their careers.