Flock

Inspiration

Many of us struggled to stay consistent with the goals we set for ourselves. Motivation fades, accountability disappears, and progress stalls. We wanted to build something that recreates the power of a supportive group — where people move forward together. That idea evolved into Flock, a collaborative goal-tracking platform that allows users to join groups, connect with mentors or therapists, and stay accountable through structured progress reporting.

What It Does

Flock helps people achieve their goals through community, accountability, and intelligent coaching.

Users can:

Join or create goal-based groups
Connect with a mentor, therapist, or accountability partner
Receive AI-generated goal plans and coaching guidance
Automatically send structured progress reports via secure API calls
Track progress with analytics-backed scoring

The platform makes collaboration seamless — whether you’re part of a study group, fitness cohort, therapy program, or productivity circle.

Login and onboarding are simple and lightweight, powered by streamlined API calls that quickly connect users to their groups and dashboards without friction.

How We Built It

React Native – Mobile-first frontend experience
Python + FastAPI – Backend API powering authentication, group management, and reporting
PostgreSQL – Operational database for users, groups, and progress tracking
Gemini API – AI-powered goal planning and coaching feedback
Snowflake – Analytics warehouse for scoring, performance insights, and trend tracking
Python ETL + Celery/cron – Automated sync jobs and scheduled review workflows

Our architecture is designed to scale — from individual users to large mentorship networks.

Challenges We Ran Into

We pivoted multiple times as we refined the problem we wanted to solve. Designing group accountability in a way that felt supportive (not invasive) required iteration. Integrating multiple APIs and ensuring reliable background sync processes was also a major technical hurdle.

Accomplishments We’re Proud Of

Successfully building a full-stack, scalable mobile app
Seamlessly integrating Snowflake analytics into a live product
Implementing AI coaching with real-time API feedback
Creating structured group functionality with automated reporting
Rapidly iterating from idea to working product

What We Learned

We gained hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, API architecture, distributed systems, and designing user experiences around accountability and collaboration. Most importantly, we learned how to pivot quickly while keeping the core vision intact.