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Social App MVP for Live Events

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Duration

6 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 February 2016

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

73/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

CognitiveClouds built a prototype web application enabling users to communicate with a community and share multimedia about live events. The team provided engineering resources that delivered a functional MVP used at live events and produced useful usage data that informed the product roadmap. The engagement was praised for responsiveness and collaboration, though quality assurance was noted as an area for improvement.

Key Challenges

Build an MVP photo-sharing and chat app focused on live events.
Get a functional app in front of real users to collect usage data.
Use the client-preferred Node.js technology stack rather than Ruby.

Project Deliverables

MVP web application
Backend API (Node.js)
Front-end client
Source code repository on GitHub

Project Solution

The vendor provided engineering support to build a photo-sharing and chat MVP using the client's preferred stack (Node.js). The engagement supplied two engineers (one backend, one frontend) plus minimal QA; the client hired a local designer and specified requirements. The work was estimated at 3–4 months but ran about 5–6 months, and the vendor did not bill for the extra time.

Project Outcome

Product released on the app store and used reliably at live events.
Useful MVP usage data led to refinement of the concept and roadmap.
Well-organized code repository delivered on GitHub.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Tech Stack

Node.js

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

3.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Project highlights include uncompromising responsiveness and a proactive approach to collaboration, while quality assurance was an area that could use improvement.”
Anonymous
Founder
Date: 12/17/2016