KoolKanya — Career Platform MVP Strategy, Build & Team Enablement

Client

KoolKanya (Career Growth Platform for Women)

Engagement Period

Aug 2018 – Jan 2019

Overview

Protize collaborated closely with the founder to shape KoolKanya’s technology vision and deliver the beta product from idea stage.
The engagement covered product discovery, architecture planning, outsourced team governance, and end-to-end tech hiring support.

Business Context

KoolKanya needed to move quickly from concept to a usable product while balancing speed, quality, and scalability.
The goal was to validate user demand early and launch an extensible foundation for future growth.

Challenges

• No production system at project start (idea-stage initiative)
• Need for rapid MVP definition with limited early-stage resources
• Requirement to coordinate outsourced engineering with quality standards
• Need to set up a practical hiring pipeline for long-term scaling

Protize Scope

• Founder-level tech vision and roadmap alignment
• Product discovery and requirement scoping
• Prototype planning and design sprint facilitation
• Engineering architecture direction for scalable MVP
• Outsourced team management and quality governance
• Tech recruitment support: JD creation, sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation

Technology Stack

React, Node.js, Microservices, CI/CD, AWS

What We Delivered

• Low-fidelity prototypes and structured design sprint outputs
• Prioritized product scope for faster, lower-risk MVP execution
• Managed outsourced team of 10 engineers with delivery controls
• Established code quality and scalable architecture guidelines
• Supported end-to-end recruitment processes for tech roles
• Iterative launch process based on user testing and feedback loops

Outcomes

• Product discovery and scoping approach saved ~6 months of development time
• First version launched in ~2 months after iterative testing cycles
• Managed outsourced engineering unit of 10 engineers with stable delivery rhythm
• Built a stronger hiring and execution foundation for future scaling

Team & Delivery

Protize acted as a strategic technology partner, combining product thinking, engineering leadership, and recruitment execution to move KoolKanya from idea to launch-ready platform.