Solo Drinker

The prizes our team is interested in applying for ScarletHacks '17 Grand Prize + Second + Third Best Use of a Backend Technology DESIGNATION - Best Experience for Users Best Use of Data Science Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS Best Domain Name from Domain.com

(Claudiu Moise) Knapp Center for Entrepreneurship - The Java Admiral Award

Questions for entering into the Entrepreneurial prize:

What is the problem you’re solving?

-We're giving a new avenue for people who may be socially awkward to signal that they are looking to socialize with new people. Our app focuses on spontaneity and flexibility. If all your friends flake out on you, your night out wont be ruined.

Who are users and/or customers?

-Young Adults 21-30, people who like to go out drinking and network with other people. More specifically it targets people who may be looking for others to network with at any given time.

What’s currently missing that they need and which your solution provides?

-A way to socialize which is as fun and spontaneous as a night out on the town should be.

Inspiration

The potential of augmented reality platforms such as Pokemon Go and Niantic along with proximity based socializing apps such as Tinder and Bumble.

What it does

How we built it

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Challenges we ran into

No one on our team had prior JavaScript experience. The back end developers used

Initially we tried to use the Bootstrap framework to make our web page responsive to mobile and tablet devices. Time constraints forced us to cut this from the final implementation

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Figuring out how to do Facebook authentication and using the Google API to look up bars and locate them accurately and using this data to fill in the respective SQL tables.

Being able to set a nice workflow and pace to coding.

What we learned

Claudiu Learned a lot about collaborating with a team whose set of skills had very little overlap. Although he hopes to learn more about backend development later, this was a prime simulation of what it is like to work in a world where your co-workers and you have vastly different skill sets.

What's next for Solo Drinker

Several features we thought we should add: Create a more mobile friendly experience Add a local area map with graphical representation of users locations