One clickable prototype — onboarding, a member network (Mocha Meet), mentorship (Mocha Circle), jobs and coaching (Mocha Work), and an employer dashboard — backed by a defined brand system. A foundation to build the real product on, not a throwaway demo.
A short feature list and a vision became more than 30 working features — with minimal steering from the founders.
Mocha's core assumption — that Black professionals want to connect with and hire one another — shapes the prototype, so it tests the idea, not just the screens.
Prototype, brand systems, and a validated feature set feed the production build — not throwaway work.
A warm, culture-first interface: logo-forward, community photography, generous spacing, one clear action per screen — consistent across both brand systems.
Gets a member to "this platform knows me" fast.
Member directory with intent badges: hiring, open to work, mentoring.
Mentorship sessions and office-hours drop-ins.
Job matches with plain-language reasoning and a blind-matching option.
A spoken mock-interview that responds and probes deeper.
In-app assistant and replayable walkthrough.
A recruiter view of open roles and candidates across the pipeline, with optional blind matching.
"Three people you should know" on the home screen, each with a plain-language reason.
Anonymized "someone like me" stories that show the route from member to offer.
A 20-second face-and-voice intro that says more than a photo.
Сredential pathways to level up without grad school.
Goals and milestones that frame a member's trajectory, not a single placement
A CRM-style hiring view with an optional blind-review toggle.
A responsive web prototype on Vercel — click-to-fill demo accounts, self-contained demo data, voice-enabled interview practice, in-app assistant. A prototype for review, not a live product.
A clickable product turns a pitch into something founders can hand to advisors, co-founders, and investors — moving them fromstucktoready for the room. Mocha walked away with a working prototype, two brand systems, and a clear feature set to build on.
