ZOOMER

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  ZOOMER

Inspiration

Gen Z - the next generation of brilliant minds and prodigies. With technology growing at such a rapid pace in our present time, it is hard for companies and Zoomers alike to find common ground in what Zoomers look for in their goods and services.

Reddit is trusted by the majority of Gen Z investors: 61% find Reddit a trustworthy source of information on investing Social media is a main source of investing advice: 91% of Gen Z respondents used social media for information on investing, more than any other source of information Youtube is the dominant social media source: 71% of Gen Z investors used YouTube to get investing information in the past month

Of course any generation needs to learn the importance of banking and investing and that is why our app Zoomer bridges the gap between current popular Gen Z technology and investment banking.

What it does

Zoomer is a personal investment tool, assistant, and friend. Simply text the number +1 912 616 8686 and you can start chatting with Zoomer! No unneccessarily difficult apps to navigate. No need to sign in repeatedly to banking apps. No need for wifi/data to access investment info! Zoomer creates the next level of accessibility and education in today's day and age!

How we built it

In no particular order...

1. Twilio
2. Python
3. Flask Framework
4. DialogFlow by Google Cloud
5. Alpha Vantage API
6. Finnhub API
7. Shell

Challenges we ran into

Lots of incompatibilities when trying to perform parallel executions. Ran into issues coordinating virtual environments with Bash Scripts and creating polling feature for stock price notifications. Furthermore, there were problems when training the NLP model purely due to lack of sample size.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Being to implement scalable technology and complex coupling between software components. Having access to so many APIs and frameworks allowed us to really get creative and have a bit of fun with everything. We are super proud of the finished product and how the prototype is fully functional!

What we learned

1. Multithread processing is terrible in python
2. Natural Language Processing requires a significant amount of training data
3. Twilio is cool
4. Can use Ngrok to host online

What's next for ZOOMER

• More banking features - budgeting, account balances, statements, etc.
• Bank-specific investment options
• Google Cloud database for more data collection (we know you banks love that stuff)
• Speech-to-text for further accessibility

Built With

• alpha-vantage
• dialogflow
• finnhub
• flask
• google-cloud
• python
• shell