As a contractor for StartBridge, I contributed to building a trusted marketplace platform that facilitates connections between innovators and stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem.
Business Value and Impact
The StartBridge platform addresses friction and inefficiency in innovation promotion and evaluation by enabling symmetry and collaboration. It allows innovators to create commercial offers or project calls (“Bridges”) and gather feedback from their professional network before launching on the marketplace. This significantly reduces time-to-market and improves the quality of innovations.
Problem-Solving Approach and Key Challenges Overcome
Problem-Solving Approach
- User-Centric Design: Focused on creating an intuitive and responsive user interface to enhance user engagement.
- Real-Time Communication: Developed a robust chat system for seamless interaction between users.
Key Challenges Overcome
- Integration: Successfully integrated new features into the existing codebase while maintaining code quality.
- Collaboration: Worked closely with the CTO to align technical implementations with business goals.
My Role and Responsibilities
As a contractor, I was responsible for:
- Updating the existing Figma design to reflect the latest business requirements.
- Implementing core features such as the chat system and innovation project pages.
- Ensuring the user interface was responsive and intuitive.
- Maintaining high code quality through regular code reviews and testing.
- Collaborating with the CTO to align technical implementations with business goals.
Technologies Used
- React: Built modular and reusable components for a seamless user experience.
- Material-UI: Leveraged MUI components to create a consistent and professional design.
- ReactQuery: Utilized for efficient data fetching and state management.
Technical Contributions
Key Features Implemented
- Figma Design: Updated Figma designs and translated them into functional components.
- User Interface: Implemented responsive and intuitive interfaces using Material-UI components.
- Project Pages: Created dynamic project pages for showcasing innovations and collecting feedback.
- Chat System: Developed a real-time communication system to facilitate discussions between innovators and stakeholders.
Measurable Outcomes and Achievements
- Successfully launched new features that enhanced platform functionality.
- Improved user engagement through intuitive interface design.
- Contributed to the platform’s goal of streamlining innovation promotion and evaluation.
- Helped create a more efficient marketplace for connecting innovators with stakeholders.
Learning Outcomes
- Gained extensive experience in building SaaS platforms.
- Deepened expertise in React and ReactQuery development.
- Developed skills in working with innovation-focused business requirements.