Inspiration
It was inspired by the surprising number of restaraunts that offer discounted food to college students near ETSU. There are many restaraunts that have $1/slice nights, $1/draft nights, or just 15% for students. Most students on campus at ETSU only know of maybe 2-3 restaurants that offer these deals, but there are so many more that students could be taking advantage of.
What it does
It allows a restaurant owner/manager to login and post the deals that they offer. These could be recurring deals such as student discounted rates, or they could be a one time deal such as offering BOGO sandwiches.
How I built it
I went to the Firebase workshop and learned about using Firebase. I sort've threw together a proof-of-concept web app based on Firebase tutorials and examples.
Challenges I ran into
Testing the app was sometimes difficult while hosting it at localhost, for some reason. I then tried to upload to firebase, but ran into more issues.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm proud of getting a semi-working product ready.
What I learned
I learned about the Firebase tools that are available.
What's next for SilverBack
I plan to keep working on SilverBack, and then start marketing it to restaurants that are around ETSU. I'll probably come up with a more marketable name, as well. My vision for SilverBack would be to get it up and running, then strongly urge restaurant owners to sign up and use the app for a year or so. I hope to track the number of college students who go to the restaurant as a result of the app. After demoing the application for a year or so, I hope to sell it as a subscription marketing platform to local restaurants. For example, a restaurant may pay $500 per year to be allowed to advertise on SilverBack.
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