P1 | Devpost

Business case

Inspiration

Large population on furlough or out of work because of the COVID crisis. Large group of people needing jobs done, illustrated by the lack of shopping delivery slots. The idea is to connect the two, solving two problems with one app.

What it does

Location based 'Jira' ticket style page. See jobs (in the form of ticket) in your area. Post jobs you need done (e.g. shopping delivery). Users can request tickets, discuss them with the ticket creator, and the ticket creator accepts or declines the offer. To tackle the issue of unemployment, the first idea is for tickets to be priced. Economically, this would be equivalent to paying e.g. a delivery fee for supermarket delivery.

How I built it

1). Created an outline of the applications layout, features, and the required technology. 2). Created webpage components for final product. Specifically, map with markers linked to tickets. 3). Designed and created database and tables to store MVP data. Created python scripts to set up tables as expected. 4). Creating python backend to allow database access to store and retrieve tickets.

Challenges I ran into

Not enough people to build a full MVP, especially on the frontend development part.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I managed to flesh out the business case and produce some key features for the project.

What I learned

Mapping interfaces and apis for the web. Database management in python. Server hosting in python (e.g. Flask).

What's next for P1

Completing MVP by connecting the database to the frontend. Completing the frontend code and website layout. Adding 'login' feature to allow user management. Making the system live.