FocusCoach - AI Coaching with DISC Methodology

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

FocusCoach is a personalized coaching platform powered by artificial intelligence and the DISC personality profiling methodology, designed to help entrepreneurs (especially high-I profiles) prevent project abandonment.

Key Features

Adaptive Coaching: Personalized sessions based on the user’s DISC profile
FOCUS-SPRINT Framework: Proprietary methodology for sprint-based project management
Parking Lot: Idea management system to avoid distractions
DISC Gamification: Reward system adapted to the user’s personality profile
Active Learning: The AI learns from interactions to improve recommendations
Document OCR: Document processing with Mistral AI OCR

Technologies Used

Backend: Python 3.12, FastAPI 0.115, Pydantic v2
Frontend: Streamlit 1.41
AI: OpenAI Assistants API, LangChain
Database: SQLite + FTS5 (WAL mode)
Architecture: Clean Architecture (5 layers), DI, Railway-Oriented Programming (returns)
Quality: pytest + hypothesis, ruff, mypy –strict
Deployment: Docker (2-stage build)

Architecture

Clean Architecture implementation with 5 layers and advanced patterns:

Strategy Pattern for adapting coaching based on DISC profile
Dependency Injection for service decoupling
Railway-Oriented Programming (Result[T, E]) for error handling
28 experimental notebooks validating 8 MVPs before implementation

Achievements

46 tests passing with strict type checking (mypy –strict)
8 validated MVPs in notebooks before migration to production
5 architectural layers implemented with complete DI

Impact

FocusCoach addresses a common problem among entrepreneurs: project abandonment due to lack of focus and structure. By personalizing coaching according to DISC personality, the platform offers strategies that resonate with each user’s cognitive style.