Proposal
What problem does your app solve? Empowered Conversation aims to re-envision the future of social support. With our text-based tool, the person you want to have a “hard conversation” with will be texted before the conversation with a heads-up so they can emotionally prepare themselves. From sexual assault disclosure to coming out, transitioning, grief and loss, we set the stage for relationships that are radically more supportive and meaningful than you ever imagined they could be. Be as specific as possible; how does your app solve the problem?
Prepares the recipient for an incoming weighty conversation Helps the sender get emotionally and mentally prepared for the conversation Helps to set the tone to a more soft, welcoming vibe!
What is the mission statement? Empowered Conversation aims to re-envision the future of social support.
Features
What features are required for your minimum viable product? This project requires use of the Twilio API to fully function. A "Use our Tool" page. On the "Use our Tool" page, a form that has four fields for the user to fill in: Friend/family member's name Friend/family phone number Your name Your phone number A continue button A pop-up consent/liability waiver before the form sends. (And then which sends the form when they check the box and press submit.) Pop up to confirm the message was sent to the person the user entered A text notification, through Apple APNs or other push API, the friend/family member will receive.
What features may you wish to put in a future release? Multiple topics of conversation Business as well as family/friends Can store the messages (data persistence)
What do the top 3 similar apps do for their users?
Design - Planning
Optional but highly recommended Please refer to this document: Build Weeks: Planning & Design Worksheet (How to build a beautiful application) What design system will you use? XD What will your user flow be? Landing Page → React App (Tool for communication) What is the URL to your wireframes? None Frameworks - Libraries
What 3rd party frameworks/libraries are you considering using? To be disclosed...
Do APIs require you to contact its maintainer to gain access?
Are you required to pay to use the API?
Have you considered using Apple Frameworks? (MapKit, Healthkit, ARKit?)
Target Audience
Who is your target audience? Be specific. Survivors of traumatic events Teens/Young Adults/Adults
What feedback have you gotten from potential users?
Have you validated the problem and your solution with your target audience? How? no
Research
Research thoroughly before writing a single line of code. Solidify the features of your app conceptually before implementation. Spend the weekend researching so you can hit the ground running on Monday. Prototype Key Feature(s)
This is the “bread and butter” of the app, this is what makes your app yours. Calculate how long it takes to implement these features and triple the time estimated. That way you’ll have plenty of time to finish. It is preferred to drop features and spend more time working on your MVP features if needed. PLEASE ADD KEY FEATURES/STRETCH IDEAS Login page Form to submit names/numbers Success response from server MODALS Recipient able to receive SMS