Community-Made Interactive Guides

Project Catalyst is an amazing tool for funding projects and networking, but many of us know how difficult it is to get started. If there was a tool that guided new entrepreneurs through the entire process - from the moment of creating an idea, to the execution of your funded proposal - then it would be much more appealing. The best way to accomplish this is through "visual work routines".

A routine is the process for completing a specific task. A work routine completes productive tasks, such as creating a business outline, deciding on a budget, and generating a proposal. A visual work routine is an interactive tool that guides users through the process of completing a task, with descriptions and guides along every step of the way. By combining visual work routines, we as a community can converge on an optimal routine that's designed for the entire entrepreneurship process. Vrooli is an open-source project set out to make this vision a reality.

Defining Success

This proposal is for the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of Vrooli, which is a website with the following features:

• Creating and editing routines
• Commenting and voting on routines
• Viewing and stepping through routines in an intuitive way

For the full vision of this project, and images of how the website may look like, read this article: https://matthalloran8.medium.com/the-next-generation-of-global-collaboration-a4839766e29e

Technical Details

Tech people can check out the project's README for a description of the technologies used, which can be found in the GitHub link.

Timeline

• 2 weeks in: Design plan for web pages and database complete
• 4 weeks in: Backend services created
• 8 weeks in: Database and GraphQL endpoints tested
• 10 weeks in: Frontend React components complete
• 11 weeks in: Posting, commenting, and voting functionality complete
• 12 weeks in: Routine drag 'n drop builder complete
• 14 weeks in: Testing complete
• 15 weeks in: 🎉Website launch!🎉
• Beyond the proposal: The full roadmap is defined in the project's README, which can be found in the GitHub link.

Budget

• Full stack developer: (30 hr/week * 15 weeks *25/hr = $11250)
• Development fees: $250

Total: $11500