fail-u-forward

This is a community driven platform where failure is not something to hide but something to celebrate.

It’s designed to share honest stories of setbacks and rejections and lessons learned: all the stuff LinkedIn filters out .

📊 Project Insights

🌟 Stars	🍴 Forks	🐛 Issues	🔔 Open PRs	🔕 Closed PRs	🛠️ Languages	👥 Contributors

🚀 Live Demo

Experience fail-u-forward live here:
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🌟 Features

• 📢 Post your rejections, failures and real lessons learned
• 🔍 Browse stories by category:
  • Startup Crashes
  • Interview Wrecks
  • Project Chaos
  • and more coming soon
• 🖥️ Smart AI validation for respectful, safe and constructive content

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Frontend: Next.js + TypeScript
• Backend: Next.js API routes
• Database & Auth: Firebase
• AI Validation: Gemini

⚙️ Setup Instructions

📦 Scripts

Command	Description
npm run dev	Run the development server
npm run build	Build project for production
npm start	Start production server
npm run lint	Run linter checks

NOTE: 📦 project manager

previously used pnpm but the project now runs entirely on npm !!

Local Development:

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/fail-u-forward.git

2. Move into the project directory

cd fail-u-forward

3. Install dependencies

npm install

4. Start the dev server

npm run dev

🛣️ What's Next:

• anonymous posting support
• filters by topic (eg career, academics, personal)
• voice/video storytelling support

📩 Contact

• Github: mansiruhil
• LinkedIn: mansiruhil
• Discord: failuforward

Feel free to reach out with any questions or feedback!

📄 license:

this project is licensed under the MIT License

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