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The project:
A platform that finds you the best places to study or work in your city, based on your unique working style and preferences.
Custom suggestions,
made for you.
Cut through the noise and find your
perfect place to work well by filtering
with tags and sliders and viewing your
percentage matches.
Save old favorites and
find new hidden gems.
Explore new matches custom picked for
you, or view your compatibility with
your friends’ favorite work spaces.
Make studying social.
Explore new matches custom picked for
you, or view your compatibility with
your friends’ favorite work spaces.
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Find the best places to get work done in your city, based on your unique working style and preferences.
The Problem:
It can be hard to find the perfect place to get work done. There are endless options fordifferent places to work but there’s no easy way to tell if any given place will work for you.
Initial Survey
We surveyed 92 college students and young professionals about how they find new places to work and study.
Here is what we found.
We asked our surveyors,
"what apps do you use to discover new places to eat or get work done?"
19.5%
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Lack of filtering content
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Only introduced through posts found
on your feed or discover page -
Could include an inaccurate or broad location
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No ratings
26.6%
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Inconsistent visuals
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Overwhelming amounts of information
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Frequent prompts to create Yelp account
35.1%
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Overwhelming options
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Busyness levels aren’t featured in immediate visuals
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Includes closed locations
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Mostly food based
Target market and further research:
Age
People 18 to 28 years old, specifically college students and young professionals.
Lifestyle
People who frequently work on the go and are looking for new places to work and study either while traveling or in their own home town.
Interests
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Being productive and focused
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Exploring their city
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Trying new places
Insights
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People find new places through word of mouth and popular apps
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People consider many different things when selecting a place to work
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Current apps do not allow searches & filters specifically for places to do work
Our promise
We will find you the best place to get work done in your city based on your unique working style and preferences.
Strategy
- Allow for precise customization based on user’s working style
- Make it social, allow users to find friends
- ​Incorporate brief, to-the-point reviews