Location Tech / AI

DripMap: Location-Based Discovery App Shipped in 5 Weeks

Startup Founder, United StatesLocation Tech / AI5 weeks
DripMap — product screenshot

Overview

The founder had a clear idea: a Yelp-style discovery app powered by AI recommendations, focused on a specific lifestyle category. The challenge was getting to market before a well-funded competitor launched a similar product.

The Challenge

The founder had a clear idea: a Yelp-style discovery app powered by AI recommendations, focused on a specific lifestyle category. The challenge was getting to market before a well-funded competitor launched a similar product. An 18-item feature list and no clear scope threatened to push the launch past the window.

Our Solution

We scoped the MVP in week one and cut the feature list from 18 items to 6. Built on React and Supabase with Gemini AI powering location-based recommendations. We prioritised clean architecture from day one so the codebase could be handed off to an in-house developer post-launch without rework.

Results

MVP live in 5 weeks from signed scope

Feature list scoped down from 18 items to 6 to hit the launch window

Gemini-powered location recommendations

Codebase clean enough to hand to an in-house developer with zero rework

The codebase is clean enough that I hired a developer to work on it without needing you to explain anything. That is rare.

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Founder

DripMap, United States

Tech Stack

ReactSupabaseGemini AITypeScript

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