In this episode ofTech About Town, host Alex Kinsella and guest co-host Angela Bruce talk about theCommunitech Startup Bootcamp, a six-week program designed to equip early-stage entrepreneurs with essential business fundamentals like customer discovery, MVP development, sales, and pitching. Supported by the City of Kitchener, the program fosters community and mentorship to help startups grow.

Winning founders Adanna Amechi and Dimitri Njila share how Citrus helps job candidates prepare for technical interviews by providing tailored learning paths and mock interviews. They discuss the challenges of interview preparation, the importance of confidence, and how their product adapts to different companies’ hiring expectations.

Listen in to learn how Citrus is revolutionizing technical interview prep and how Communitech’s Startup Bootcamp is helping founders turn ideas into thriving businesses.

[00:05] Introduction to the Startup Bootcamp and its partnership with the City of Kitchener.

[02:14] Citrus wins the Startup Bootcamp Showcase—meet Adanna Amechi and Dimitri Njila.

[03:42] How the founders met and came up with the idea for Citrus.

[05:50] The struggle of preparing for technical interviews and how Citrus aims to solve it.

[07:40] The role of confidence in job interviews and how different candidates experience it.

[09:14] How Citrus customizes learning paths and mock interviews for each job candidate.

[11:21] How the founders discovered Communitech and joined the Startup Bootcamp.

[12:38] The impact of mentorship and the benefits of having a co-founder.

[18:47] The importance of complementary co-founder roles—hacker and hustler dynamics.

[20:27] What’s next for Citrus—prototyping, building an MVP, and growing their user base.