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Live caseHow would you fix Blinkit's last-mile delays?

on-the-job
training,
without the job.

Strive turns real business cases into proof. Work through them out loud, get a sharp read from your AI coach, and build a profile recruiters can trust — on cases built by people who actually hire.

The Strive app — a live system-design case with an AI coach, a mentor note, a readiness score and an apply-ready Backend Engineer profile
Cases & reviewers from operators at
The loop

A case becomes proof.

Four steps, on repeat. Every case you finish leaves behind something a recruiter can actually listen to.

01 · run

Run a real case

Work a live business problem — like Blinkit's last-mile architecture — answering out loud, the way you would on the job.

02 · react

Strive reads you back

Your AI coach reacts like a real interviewer — names what landed and where you went quiet, the moment you finish.

03 · clip

Bank a proof clip

Your best answers compile into short audio clips — timestamped, scored, ready to hand a recruiter.

04 · climb

Climb to apply-ready

Clips build a readiness score per role. When you're ready, you apply with proof — not a résumé full of claims.

The dare

Think you could do the job? Prove it.

Six real problems real companies faced — a mix of product, ops, growth and engineering. Pick one, make your call, and watch what happens. No signup. No résumé.

Proof, not promises

Your readiness score, earned.

case × Strive’s read = proof clip

Every clip moves a number you can see. Strive scores you the way a hiring panel would — across ownership, clarity, problem framing and more — so "ready" stops being a feeling and becomes a number with receipts behind it.

Nothing here is gamified. When a role is out of reach, Strive tells you the exact distance — not "locked", but "two strong clips away."

Readiness · Associate PM
1,840+60
Apply-ready
Ownership88
Clarity74
Problem81
Execution69
Speed77
Role fit84
For students

Train like you're already in the room.

Stop guessing what "good" looks like. Practise on real cases, hear how operators react, and watch your readiness climb week over week.

Real cases, by voice

Live problems from real companies — answered out loud, the way the job actually asks.

A sharp read, instantly

Strive reacts like a tough interviewer — what landed, where you slipped — on cases built by people who hire.

A proof profile that grows

Your best answers become a readiness score recruiters can trust — no résumé padding.

The mentors

Cases built by people who do the job.

The operators on Strive don't grade you — they build the cases you train on, and drop in to mentor when it counts. You practise on the real thing, shaped by people who've sat in the chair.

"I'll walk you through what running ops at this scale really takes — the calls you make at 2am when a city goes dark."

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Shrikant
VP, Ops · Blinkit

"I'll show you how a real case cracks open — how we structure the mess before anyone touches a slide."

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Prakriti
Consultant · Kearney

"I'll take you through what a typical day actually looks like — the trade-offs and reviews no course ever shows you."

V
Vaibhav
Staff Engineer · MAF
Operators & hiring teams
Want to build a case or mentor with Strive?

Author a case from a real problem your team has solved, or drop in to mentor the students who are close. We onboard a small group at a time.

Stop waiting. Start practising.

Download Strive and run your first case today. Free to start, your readiness score climbing by tonight.