DripMap: Location-Based Discovery App Shipped in 5 Weeks
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
10,000+ monthly active users post-launch
Zero infrastructure incidents since launch
Zero architectural changes needed — codebase handed off as-is
“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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