Mengkoung Key
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Student Community App

A community platform designed to help international students connect with people, events and opportunities.

Role
Founder, Product Manager
Duration
2023 — Present
Team
7 interns
My contribution
Product Strategy · UX/UI Design · Community Building

Traction (target)

500+

Early users

30+

Communities

100+

Events created

High

User engagement

The problem

Moving abroad is lonely.

International students often struggle to build social connections and discover useful opportunities after moving abroad. Existing tools serve either academics or social — never both.

The opportunity

“Create one digital community connecting students beyond academics.”

The product

Discover → Connect → Participate → Grow.

Community
Chat
Friends
Events
Calendar
Jobs
Mentors
Housing
Emergency support

Product thinking

Why the MVP is community first.

It is tempting to ship every feature at once. But without a healthy community layer, jobs and events have no participants and no signal. The MVP intentionally focuses on the core connection experience — everything else compounds from there.

Monetization

Housing
Job postings
University partnerships
Premium services
Marketplace
Student services