Skillbridge: Just another side project?

I built SkillBridge because I kept seeing the same problem: students and new graduates struggle to get practical, verifiable experience, while businesses and nonprofits often need short‑term, clearly scoped help. SkillBridge is a micro‑project marketplace that connects the two: organizations post small, skill‑specific projects, and students discover, apply for, and complete them to build real portfolio items.

The platform verifies completion, can facilitate modest stipends, and provides badges and recognition so contributors turn short projects into tangible, employer‑ready experience.

What It Actually Does

Skillbridge is straightforward: it's a place where people building side projects can find collaborators. You can see what others are working on, check out their profiles, and reach out to people whose skills complement what you're trying to build. No fancy algorithms (yet). No gamification nonsense. Just a platform that makes it easier to connect people who want to build things together.

Where It's At Right Now

Here's the honest version: the project is still fresh. It's been in development for just under two months, and I'm actively working on it. You can:

- Create an account and set up your profile

- Sign up and log in securely

- Browse projects other people have posted

- Check out project details and see who's involved

- Apply to a project

- Change the state of the project (Begin working, Review, and Completion)

- Adjust your settings as needed

Organizations/Business Owners

Users/Students

Project Details (student & public views)

I'm also taking testing seriously. I've been adding integration tests across the major flows—sign-up, sign-in, browsing projects, profile pages. That's the kind of thing that doesn't make for exciting feature announcements, but I think it's neceessary.

Give It a Shot

Head to skillbridge.dev and poke around. Maybe it's something you want to contribute to. Maybe it sparks a new idea for your own project. Or maybe you'll just use it to post your own idea and see who bites.

Either way, it's a real attempt to solve a problem that actually affects people.

Want to follow the development? Check out the Github. I'm pushing updates regularly, and you can see exactly what I'm working on next.