Endesk

Inspiration

Development of a platform to facilitate the residents for availing handyman's services and handyman's to get the business leads.

What it does

When one of the taps in my kitchen broke, I contacted quite a few plumbers by making phone calls to get it fixed. However I realized that only one of them was competent to fix it and he confirmed his availablity for the next day. As the water was overflowing and it was difficult for me to wait, I somehow managed to fix it with the help from my friend.

This was the day when I realized that if there is a platform available to request handymen services without the need to flag down each and every handyman individually and wait for THEIR response, the solution to my situation would have been significantly easier.

How we built it

I built the app from the ground up using the MERN tech stack- MongoDB, Express JS, Node JS and React Native

Challenges we ran into

This was my first time ever dabbling with backend services, and this already daunting challenge of learning 3 entirely new technologies was amplified even more by the fact that I decided (stupidly) to go solo.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

As aforementioned, despite being solo and having zero experience with many of the MERN backend technologies and frameworks, I was able to execute my vision with a high degree of accuracy, which is something I'm very proud of.

What we learned

Team work is key - I often felt highly unmotivated due to being completely alone in my struggles.

What's next for Endesk

Currently I am in the process of implementing more functionalities including

1. MIS Reports covering aspects like How many leads were shared with the service provider, how many attended, etc
2. At a later stage, I plan to develop a Mobile App for the same so that it is easier for handy man to submit the proposal even when he is at work.
3. Subscription model to establish premium quality platform and generate revenue.

Built With

• mongodb