1. What exactly is Jobbli and why does it exist?
Jobbli (jobbli.org) is a free hyperlocal platform that connects Mississauga teens aged 14 to 17 with local employers for part time work. It exists because finding your first job as a teen is harder than it should be. Indeed and ZipRecruiter are built for adults, most listings set a minimum age of 18, and the jobs that do accept younger teens are scattered across Instagram posts, word of mouth, and bulletin boards. Meanwhile, Mississauga businesses like restaurants, tutoring centres, banquet halls, and gyms tell me they want to hire local teens but don’t know how to reach them. Jobbli fixes that gap. Employers post for free. Teens apply, message, and schedule interviews all in one place.
2. How long did it take to plan and strategize it before you launched?
Honestly, not long in the traditional sense. The idea hit me in November 2025 after watching friends around me struggle to land their first jobs. I spent about two weeks on research and planning before writing the first line of code. Everything else I figured out by shipping and listening.