AIFounder - Your AI Co-Founder Platform

AIFounder is an advanced AI platform designed to help entrepreneurs build and scale their startups. It provides AI-powered insights, code generation, document creation, and strategic planning capabilities.

🚀 Features

• AI Chat Assistant: Get instant answers to your startup questions
• Idea Generator: Generate and validate startup ideas with AI
• Code Builder: Generate production-ready code for your startup
• Document Generator: Create professional business documents
• Analytics Dashboard: Track your startup's progress
• Real-time Collaboration: Work with your AI co-founder seamlessly

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express, TypeScript
• Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
• AI: OpenAI GPT-4
• Authentication: JWT
• Deployment: Vercel

📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/aifounder.git
cd aifounder

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

cp .env.example .env

4. Fill in your environment variables:

DATABASE_URL=your_database_url
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

5. Run database migrations:

npm run db:migrate

6. Start the development server:

npm run dev

🚀 Deployment

The application is configured for deployment on Vercel:

1. Connect your GitHub repository to Vercel
2. Configure environment variables in Vercel dashboard
3. Deploy!

🧪 Testing

Run tests using:

npm run test

📐 Architecture

The application follows a modern, scalable architecture:

• /src/components - React components
• /src/pages - Page components and routing
• /src/store - State management with Zustand
• /src/services - API services and business logic
• /src/db - Database schema and migrations
• /api - Serverless API endpoints

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• OpenAI for providing the AI capabilities
• The open-source community for awesome tools and libraries
• All contributors who help improve the platform

📞 Support

For support, email [email protected] or join our Discord community.