Scheduleme
Streamlining Event Management with a Discord Bot and Google Calendar Integration
Meet the client
- Location: Canada
- Industry: Startup, Social Media
- Website: https://helpschedule.me/
- Client: Austin Rikley-Krindle, Entrepreneur
Status
Finished in July 2022
Technologies
- Frontend: Next.js, TailwindCSS, Stripe, Auth0, LinkMink
- Backend: Express.js, AWS (DynamoDB, Elastic Beanstalk, Route 53), Discord API, Microsoft Outlook API, Google Calendar API
Project goals
Austin sought to develop an innovative Discord bot and landing page capable of effortlessly converting Discord events into Google Calendar entries. Our goal was to create a highly efficient, user-friendly solution that simplifies event management for Discord channel administrators.
Challenges
- Crafting a Discord bot and a matching landing page for seamless event management
Solutions and Achievements
Our dedicated team successfully:
- Engineered a bot to gather all events from users' Discord servers.
- Seamlessly connected the bot to Google Calendar, automating calendar creation and event addition.
- Devised a unique user account creation process, enabling account creation after payment confirmation via Stripe.
Features
HelpSchedule.me offers clients:
- Efficient event collection from users' Discord servers, thanks to the bot.
- A hassle-free connection to Google Calendar, generating a dedicated calendar and importing events.
- A frictionless user account creation process post-payment, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Outcomes
By implementing a webhook, we revolutionized the user journey. Eliminating the need for account creation before payment, Austin's customers now enjoy a more seamless experience. They can explore the product on the landing page, complete payment, and automatically gain access to their new account.
Frequently
Asked Questions
How much does it cost?
Entirely depends on your needs.
You want to create a unique product and verify if the idea is feasible.
Then it should be a proof of concept. With PoC you will prove technical possibilities to develop such a product and reduce the risks of tech problems.
Budget: $10k+
Budget: $10k+
You want to showcase your idea and have a tight deadline.
Then it will be a prototype. With it, you can demonstrate business concepts to stakeholders, investors, and focus groups.
Budget: $20k+
Budget: $20k+
You want to rapidly monetize your idea.
Then it’s a minimum viable product. With MVP you can validate the idea, and find investors and early adopters.
Budget: $50k+
Budget: $50k+
How much time will it take?
Completely depends on your needs. Do you want to develop a product from scratch, or upgrade it? What complexity does your project have? Do you already have designs?
General estimation is:
-days/weeks for a PoC (proof of concept);
-weeks for a Prototype;
-months for an MVP (minimum viable product).
-days/weeks for a PoC (proof of concept);
-weeks for a Prototype;
-months for an MVP (minimum viable product).
What are the legal aspects? What about intellectual property rights? Is there a nondisclosure agreement?
We will sign an NDA before starting every cooperation and limit access to your sensitive information. We build software according to ISO27001 standards. All the intellectual property rights belong to you.
Who will be responsible for the quality of the work?
We have a multi-factor check of the quality of work. First, Quality Assurance runs necessary tests in a test environment. The tech lead then controls the code in pull requests. And finally, the project manager during the sprint review makes sure that the result is fully consistent with the original task.
What is the difference between a Middle and a Senior developer?
A Middle developer needs guidance and control. He should not make architectural decisions. Usually, he has 2+ years of experience, can build SPAs, and has a single specification (frontend or backend). A Middle developer costs 45 USD/hour.
A Senior developer is responsible for architectural decisions, code review, and features. Usually, he has 4+ years of experience, can build SPAs, eCommerce, and SaaS, and has multiple specifications (full-stack, DevOps). A Senior developer costs 55 USD/hour.
What does a development process look like?
In a nutshell, a development process looks like this:
1. Transfer your requirements into the features backlog, prioritize, and plan a sprint.
2. Create designs and prototypes.
3. Start coding.
4. Cover it with tests.
5. Deploy.
6. Maintain.
The more detailed process you can find here.
1. Transfer your requirements into the features backlog, prioritize, and plan a sprint.
2. Create designs and prototypes.
3. Start coding.
4. Cover it with tests.
5. Deploy.
6. Maintain.
The more detailed process you can find here.
How often will we communicate?
We cooperate openly during the project:
Daily standups - to have an update on development status. A team has it daily, it’s up to you, how often you want to participate.
Sprint review - to demonstrate sprint results. Once per sprint (weekly or bi-weekly basis).
Communication with you is necessary to understand every detail of the project and to maintain a long-term and mutually beneficial relationship.
Daily standups - to have an update on development status. A team has it daily, it’s up to you, how often you want to participate.
Sprint review - to demonstrate sprint results. Once per sprint (weekly or bi-weekly basis).
Communication with you is necessary to understand every detail of the project and to maintain a long-term and mutually beneficial relationship.
- Daily standups - to have an update on development status. A team has it daily, it’s up to you, how often you want to participate.
- Sprint review - to demonstrate sprint results. Once per sprint (weekly or bi-weekly basis).
Communication with you is necessary to understand every detail of the project and to maintain a long-term and mutually beneficial relationship.
Will communication be easy? How can I track the progress?
All our team members speak English and additional languages. We are using Google Meet, and also can switch to another tool, which you prefer for communication with a team. For project management, we use Atlassian (Jira) and Agile - for an easy overview of the project’s progress.
What is your approach to the project?
We always propose ideas of how to improve a product to make it more profitable and to achieve the largest efficiency.As real engineers, we will divide your goal into tasks that will be solved step by step, under your complete control using the Agile methodology. We’ll work in tight cooperation with you.We think globally. We know that business should have value - so our approach focuses on achieving business results.We work with each client taking into account the peculiarities of his company and field of activity.This approach underlies the work of Pinely.
What technologies will you use?
We’re passionate about technologies, clean code, and responsive design.We would be happy to work with:
Web / System development
- Frontend: React.js
- Backend: Node.js / Express / Nest
Mobile development
- Hybrid: React native
E-commerce development
- Shopify
CMS development
- Strapi
Databases development
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MS SQL
- MongoDBL
Let’s talk and build a great product together
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