Inspiration
Most people are unprepared to negotiate — whether it's a job offer, freelance contract, vendor deal, or sales conversation. They fear asking for more, don’t know what’s “normal,” and risk leaving money or value on the table.
What it does
TalkTerms AI is an AI-powered negotiation assistant designed to help individuals and small businesses negotiate better offers—whether it’s for jobs, freelance work, contracts, or big purchases. By combining large language models with behavioral economics and market data, TalkTerms AI empowers users with personalized strategies, counteroffer templates, and decision support.
Features
- Smart Parsing: Upload or paste any offer, proposal, or contract
- Counteroffer Generator: Suggests better terms based on context
- Negotiation Script Builder: Email, call, or in-person templates
- Scenario Simulations: Roleplay or simulate objections
- Market Benchmarks: Salary, freelance rates, contract clauses
- Tone Matching: Adjust output based on your communication style
How we built it
Tech Stack
- Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, React Router DOM.
- Backend & Infrastructure: Firebase Ecosystem (Authentication with Google & Email/Password, Firestore for user data).
- AI Layer (Direct Integration): Secure calls from the React frontend to the Google AI (Gemini) API via Netlify Functions as a proxy.
Challenges we ran into
- Keeping a well balance between features and UI/UX
- Overall LLMs and APIs integration
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- Creating something that can impact the users
- Delivering a functional MVP
- Integrating multiple AI capabilities smoothly
What we learned
- Product sense and user needs
- Integrating AI for negotiation insights
- Building full-stack apps with modern frameworks
- Containerizing applications for easy deployment
- Designing user-centric interfaces
What's next for TalkTerms AI
- Expand capabilities
- Refine features
- Refine chat functions
- Feedback loop
- Go-to-market strategy
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