u/Comfortable-Cup-175

Hey all, I’ll not promote

I’m a 19-year-old solo founder based in the UK. Over the past 8 months I’ve built and launched a platform tackling a genuinely massive problem: nearly a million young people in the UK are currently locked out of education and real job opportunities, despite having the ability to succeed. Meanwhile employers consistently say they can’t find candidates who can actually prove they’re job-ready.

I’ve built the solution to that problem, it’s live, and it’s already gaining real traction — I’ve spoken with numerous educational leaders and institutions, several conversations are progressing well, and the next step is raising investment and scaling properly.

I’m not going to lay out the exact mechanics here (early stage, don’t want ideas floating around before we’ve scaled), but if you want to see it for yourself before reaching out, take a look at join.lernapp.uk.

What I’m looking for right now — a small founding team, not a big one:

**•**	A marketer/salesperson with genuine experience selling into institutions (schools, colleges, universities, or similar B2B/public sector environments)  
**•**	A developer who wants to build something real from near the ground floor  
**•**	Bonus: anyone who’s genuinely excellent at outreach/selling on LinkedIn

If you are interested im looking for a small team based in UK, no salary at the moment just equity if you have connection in the education sector or employer sector drop a dm,

The product have been built currently scaling the problem is this we all know the lack of employment and lack of education young people are facing with our product we offer the best solution, the business is a limited company up and active drop a dm if you’ll like to get involved

Hi everyone I’m looking for a team to join me in my startup my business is live and working the problem I think we all are facing it lack of job opportunities.

If you are in the Edtech or B2B space drop a Dm to learn more and I can give you a better understanding.

Hey Reddit,

I’ll keep this real.

I’m Alieu, 19 years old. I’ve spent the last year building LERN from scratch — a platform that turns young adults into career-ready professionals through live expert-led courses, workshops and verified skills development.

The problem we’re solving:

957,000 young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training right now. Graduate jobs dropped 33% in 2025 alone. Young people are leaving education with qualifications and still can’t get through the door — not because they lack talent, but because they have no verified proof of what they can actually do. LERN fixes that.

Where we are:

•	Platform fully live at lernapp.uk — built entirely by me, solo  
•	Professors, doctors, specialist teachers and industry experts actively onboarding as instructors  
•	Institutional outreach live — headteachers, universities and mentoring organisations in conversations  
•	Parent company IRL Connect Ltd registered and operational  
•	Zero external dev cost — fully bootstrapped

What I’m looking for:

The product is built. The problem is real. The market is massive. What I need now is someone who can help me scale it.

I’m looking for a co-founder with experience in B2B sales, institutional partnerships, fundraising or EdTech growth. Someone who has been in the room with investors, knows how to close deals with universities and schools, and wants to build something that genuinely matters.

This isn’t a side project. This is a company targeting a billion-pound market and we’re offering 50/50 equity to the right person.

You should reach out if:

•	You have experience in EdTech, education partnerships or B2B sales  
•	You’ve been involved in a startup raise or institutional deal  
•	You’re hungry, strategic and want to build something that changes lives  
•	You can add value from day one — not learn on the job

Not looking for:

•	Developers — the tech is built  
•	People who want equity without contribution  
•	Anyone who needs convincing the problem is real

If this sounds like you, drop a comment or DM me. Happy to jump on a call.

lernapp.uk