Boomerang - idea proposal

Idea proposal presentation by students at the Startup Programming course 2016 at University of Victoria

Transcript

1. The Problem Mavis could go home, but she’s in the zone. Charlotte could go to the bookstore and buy one, but she already owns one. Tyler could try posting on Facebook but no one could see it in time. But…what if there was a way they could quickly be connected to what they need? Mavis is at school but forgot her ASUS laptop charger at home and her computer is about to die. Charlotte has a midterm in 30 minutes and needs a calculator quick! Tyler is looking for someone to study Calculus with for the next hour. ‘Solutions’
2. Boomerang “Someone’s Got You Covered” Mavis Brace Charlotte Fedderly Brady Schnell Conner Leverett Daniel Templeman Tyler Potter
3. UI Mockups
4. Tentative Architecture Server • Match requests to subscribers • Push notifications to client • Store information about users and requests Client • Mobile • Create and respond to requests • Allow users to contact each other • Subscribe users to tags
5. Milestones Proof of Concept • Build system • Unit testing • Hosting • Splash screen • UI implemented • Core features mocked-out Release Candidate • Issues found during beta are fixed • Core features are polished Public Beta • Core features mostly implemented • Created an MVP with some issues