PROJECT DESCRIPTION
DevBattles.com - Community of IT professionals
The slogan: "Discover your potential"
Sector: IT sphere
Geographic focus (current): Ukraine, India, the United States, Portugal, Russia, Israel, Pakistan, the Philippines, Brazil, Poland, Canada, Indonesia
Geographic focus (in the future): the EU countries, China, the US, England
Founding date / start of the project: June 2014 (the introduction of the English version - October 14, 2014)
The history of the company development (data / month): June-October 2014 - Work on functionality of resource, the creation of the design, structure of services, communication with the first users (Russian version) in October 2014.- introduction of the English version, increasing the number of users, the improvement of product (users profile, redesign)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Solvable problem (essence, alternatives, why it is necessary, proofs): multifunctional solution of needs IT sphere: programmers are always looking for simple solutions to complex and / or old problems, DevBattles this proof.
The solution: multi-function, consisting in:
- unique solutions for communication of one lap
- user access to the relevant information in the IT sphere
- improving and testing its skills in the IT sphere
- job searching through vacancies and resume
Size of the market: the global, the world IT market
Competitive environment: Facebook, Stack Overflow, Dou.ua, Habrahabr, Linkedin
The uniqueness and competitive advantage of the product: multifunctionality, narrow-profile
Conformity of product to time / trends : an active development of IT sphere, personalization, self-development, the need for narrow-profile and specialized communities.
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
Project status: implemented product
Current income / profit: no income
Current capitalization (estimated cost): 100, 000 $
Main assets (tangible / intangible): Web resource, a domain name, trade name; customer base, database of resume and companies from around the world.
The latest round of attracted investments (sum / investor): 20 000 $
Traction: -
Key clients: programmers, web designers, gamers, IT professionals, software companies, Internet service providers, e-commerce, HR companies, CEO, startups, QA companies, and so on.
BUSINESS MODEL
Earning model (monetization): vacancies distribution, search for employees according to their CV, buying and advertising of DevPoints - assessment of internal activity score
Consumer segments: the whole IT market
Sales channels and marketing: social networking, targeting advertising, direct contact with clients
The metrics and strategic purposes (finance, human resources, product, marketing / sales)
PROJECT TEAM
Project participants (roles, responsibilities, experience - track-record, stakes to the project):
- Vitol Lubomir (SMM, Development, work with clients) 35%
- Berezhnik Alexander (web development, design) 35%
- "E - volution" (Zagirska Maria, Buriy Vladimir) 30%
Staff:
- Maxim Dzhuliy (web development)
- Oleg Savka (SMM)
The consultants / mentors:
- Vladimir Buriy
- Maria Zagirska
INVESTMENT DEMAND
The amount of required investments: $ 300,000
Investment terms (offer to the investor): $ 300 000 = 5%
Preferences of investors: no
OUTPUT FROM THE PROJECT
The projected capitalization (after 3/5 years): $ 6,000,000
