PitchSpark

The Ultimate Startup Pitch Platform

Where innovative ideas meet opportunity

🚀 Live Demo · 🐛 Report Bug · ✨ Request Feature

📋 Table of Contents

1. 🎯 About PitchSpark
2. ✨ Key Features
3. 🛠️ Tech Stack
4. 🚀 Getting Started
5. 📊 Usage
6. 🎨 Design System
7. 🧪 Development
8. 🚀 Deployment
9. 🤝 Contributing
10. 📄 License

🎯 About PitchSpark

PitchSpark is a cutting-edge platform designed to revolutionize how entrepreneurs showcase their startup ideas and connect with potential investors, mentors, and collaborators. Built with modern web technologies, it provides a seamless experience for pitching innovative ideas and discovering groundbreaking startups.

👨‍💻 About the Developer

Created by Shubham Rakheja - A passionate full-stack developer focused on building impactful web applications that solve real-world problems.

🌟 Mission

Empower entrepreneurs worldwide by providing a platform where great ideas get the visibility they deserve.

💡 Problem Solved

• For Entrepreneurs: Lack of platform to showcase ideas and get feedback
• For Investors: Difficulty in discovering early-stage startups
• For Community: Limited access to innovative ideas and collaboration opportunities

✨ Key Features

🚀 Core Features

📊 Live Pitch Submissions

• Real-time startup idea submissions
• Rich media support (images, videos, documents)
• Category-based organization
• Dynamic content updates

🔍 Advanced Discovery

• Smart search functionality
• Category and tag filtering
• Trending pitches section
• Editor's picks showcase

👤 User Profiles

• GitHub OAuth integration
• Personal pitch portfolio
• Activity tracking
• Profile customization

📈 Engagement Metrics

• View counters for each pitch
• Social sharing capabilities
• Bookmark/favorite system
• Comment and feedback features

🎨 Modern UI/UX

• Clean, minimalistic design
• Dark/light mode support
• Smooth animations
• Mobile-first responsive design

🏆 Competition Features

• Virtual pitch competitions
• Leaderboards
• Voting system
• Winner showcases

📱 Mobile Experience

• Progressive Web App (PWA)
• Offline capability
• Push notifications
• Native app-like experience

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js 15 - React framework with App Router
• React 19 - Latest React features
• TypeScript - Type safety and better DX
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• Framer Motion - Animation library
• Lucide React - Icon library

Backend & CMS

• Sanity CMS - Headless content management
• NextAuth.js - Authentication solution
• Vercel Edge Functions - Serverless functions
• Groq - AI-powered search and recommendations

Database & Storage

• Sanity Content Lake - Real-time database
• Cloudinary - Image and video storage
• Vercel KV - Key-value storage for caching

Development & DevOps

• ESLint - Code linting
• Prettier - Code formatting
• Husky - Git hooks
• Vercel - Deployment platform
• Sentry - Error tracking and monitoring

Third-party Services

• GitHub OAuth - Authentication provider
• Vercel Analytics - Web analytics
• Sentry - Error monitoring
• Cloudinary - Media optimization

🚀 Getting Started

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.x or higher
• npm 9.x or higher
• Git latest version
• Sanity account (for CMS)

🔧 Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/ShubhamRakheja/Next-ventures.git
cd Next-ventures

2. Install dependencies

npm install
# or
yarn install
# or
pnpm install

3. Environment Setup Create a .env.local file in the root directory:

# Sanity Configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_DATASET=production
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_API_VERSION=2023-12-01
SANITY_API_TOKEN=your_sanity_token

# NextAuth Configuration
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_nextauth_secret

# GitHub OAuth
GITHUB_ID=your_github_client_id
GITHUB_SECRET=your_github_client_secret

# Optional: Analytics
NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN=your_sentry_dsn

4. Start development server

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev

5. Open in browser Navigate to http://localhost:3000

🗄️ Database Setup

1. Create Sanity project

   • Go to sanity.io
   • Create new project
   • Get project ID and dataset name

2. Configure schema

   • Run npm run sanity:dev to start Sanity Studio
   • Define content schemas for startups, categories, users

3. Seed initial data

   • Use Sanity Studio to add sample pitches
   • Configure categories and tags

📊 Usage

👤 For Entrepreneurs

1. Sign up with GitHub account
2. Create pitch with startup details
3. Add media - images, videos, documents
4. Publish and share with community
5. Track views and engagement metrics

🔍 For Discoverers

1. Browse latest pitches on homepage
2. Search for specific ideas or categories
3. Filter by category, tags, or trending
4. View details of interesting pitches
5. Share pitches on social media

🏆 For Competition Participants

1. Join competitions from homepage
2. Submit pitches to specific competitions
3. Vote for favorite pitches
4. Track leaderboard positions
5. Win prizes and recognition

🎨 Design System

🎯 Design Principles

• Minimalistic - Clean and simple
• Accessible - WCAG 2.1 compliant
• Responsive - Mobile-first approach
• Performant - Optimized for speed

🎨 Color Palette

• Primary: #3B82F6 (Blue)
• Secondary: #8B5CF6 (Purple)
• Accent: #10B981 (Green)
• Neutral: Gray scale
• Semantic: Red, Yellow, Green

🔤 Typography

• Headings: Inter font family
• Body: System fonts
• Code: Monospace fonts

🧩 Components

• Buttons - Primary, secondary, ghost variants
• Cards - Pitch cards, user cards
• Forms - Input, textarea, select
• Navigation - Navbar, sidebar, footer

🧪 Development

Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Start development server
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm run start - Start production server
• npm run lint - Run ESLint
• npm run format - Format code with Prettier
• npm run sanity:dev - Start Sanity Studio
• npm run sanity:deploy - Deploy Sanity Studio

Testing

• Unit Tests: npm run test
• E2E Tests: npm run test:e2e
• Performance: Lighthouse CI

Performance Optimization

• Image optimization with Next.js
• Static generation for fast loading
• CDN distribution via Vercel
• Caching strategies for API responses

🚀 Deployment

Vercel Deployment

1. Connect repository to Vercel
2. Configure environment variables
3. Deploy with automatic CI/CD
4. Monitor with Vercel Analytics

Environment Variables

# Production
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_PROJECT_ID=your_prod_project_id
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_DATASET=production

Performance Monitoring

• Vercel Analytics - Web vitals tracking
• Sentry - Error monitoring
• Lighthouse CI - Performance audits

🤝 Contributing

As this is a personal project, contributions are welcome but please reach out first!

Development Workflow

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open Pull Request

Code Standards

• ESLint configuration
• Prettier formatting
• TypeScript strict mode
• Conventional commits

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Next.js team for the amazing framework
• Sanity team for the headless CMS
• Vercel team for deployment platform
• Open source community for inspiration

📞 Connect with Me

• LinkedIn: Shubham Rakheja
• Email: b4mshubham@gmail.com

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