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Hypebook - Digital Portfolios on Community Trust

Hypebook turns student achievements into a verified digital record — a lifelong professional diary powered by peer, mentor and community endorsements.

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Hypebook - Digital Portfolios on Community Trust
Industry
Education
Location
Canada / USA
Client
Sonya Meloff
Duration
6 Months
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Background

Students often struggle to prove their capabilities beyond a GPA. Traditional resumes rely on self-claims that lack proof. Hypebook bridges this gap by capturing hidden achievements — leadership, soft skills, project milestones — and turning them into a verified record.

It's a lifelong professional diary that replaces once-a-year resume updates with real-time growth, anchored on 'Hypes' — social-professional endorsements that prove students actually did the work.

Objective

Empower the next generation to build professional credibility through evidence, not self-claims.

  • ✓Replace self-claims with 'Hypes' from teachers, mentors and peers
  • ✓Secure 'Vault' for achievements, projects, awards and media
  • ✓Public 'Hypepage' plus resume generated from verified records
  • ✓Turn resume-building into a daily habit of logging small wins
  • ✓Simple mentor interface for recognition and guidance

Solution

We built an ecosystem balancing social engagement and professional utility across three functions: Record, Verify, Showcase.

The Log feature makes uploading evidence easy, mentors add third-party trust through Hypes, and a dynamic portfolio builder powers the public Hypepage and generated resume.

"Working with Naresh and the team at Cogntix was a rewarding experience. Their positivity, patience, and reliability made the MVP prototyping process smooth and enjoyable."

Sonya Meloff
Sonya Meloff
Founder & CEO of HypeBook · Canada
Naresh Shanmugaraj, Founder & CEO of Cogntix
Naresh Shanmugaraj
Founder & CEO of Cogntix
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