The great 2020 will come soon. It turned out to be an interesting year and I decided to summarize a little publicly, since my notes that were so infrequent were of interest to the community of the universe and I always shared what worried me.
Instead of joining
I have a project that started with an idea from a friend of mine. I still remember that conversation over tea in a rainy spring. He said:
- Misha, just imagine, in the realities of the hustle and bustle of a big city, you are trying to complete all the planned tasks, while being upset if something didnβt work out somewhere, and the to-do list keeps growing and growing. There is only one thought in my head: do not get your feet wet and do not catch a cold. When the disease knocks you down during the cold season, you run to the nearest pharmacy along the way and buy the necessary remedies for recovery, often despite their cost. At the same time, you understand that prices in pharmacies can vary greatly for the same drugs. What to do when there is not enough time, not only to get to the pharmacy, where everything you need is sold cheaper, but there is not even time to find such a pharmacy?
β Two.
- What are two?
- Thoughts two.
- And their basis is one. So here it is! Imagine a service that allows you to return part of the cost of purchases in pharmacies in any part of the country? Moreover, this is not a continuation of any pharmacy loyalty program, nor bank chips, but simply takes and works independently.
- That is? Did you get a discount and cashback?
β Yes, cashback, for purchases in pharmacies.
- And what's the catch? There are a lot of cashbacks! Transfer? β I asked, adding hot tea, to the sound of the April rain.
β I donβt want to cover everything, I want people to return the pharmacy markup and I know how!
The work began to boil
We shook hands and parted ways. Knowing my friend for decades, I decided to help him with MVP.
Recalling the old definition that a project is a time-limited, purposeful change in a separate system with initially clearly defined goals, the achievement of which determines the completion of the project, with established requirements for deadlines, results, risk, spending funds and resources, and organizational structure.
Having limited myself to the first public build on September 1, a stable build on October 1, and having formed internal requirements, I began to tinker.
Several workshops, layouts, data flow diagrams, structures, diagrams and more. The requirements for the service were not small. Selection and interviews with contractors. As a result, I found a talented young team and the work began to boil
But appetite comes with eating. The desire to increase the functionality led to the creation of not only a Service with a cashback application for purchases in pharmacies, but also a pill box. This is the section where you can add any drug and enter a planner for taking it. The app will remind you in 15 minutes to take your medicine.
As a result, your service with cashback for purchases in pharmacies was ready!
By integrating the cashback service for purchases in pharmacies with the drug search service. We gave the user the opportunity in one place to search for promotional goods and search for their place of sale.
During November and December, we have grown more than 8000 users. DAU exceeds 1000 people and it wasn't even really advertised.
Future plans:
Given the fact that everything needs to be updated, and the opinion of each user is important to me personally, in the upcoming 2020, there is a lot to be done from redesigning, increasing functionality and capturing the universe.
Good luck to you in the new year! And do not get sick, and if you catch a cold, I invite you to the Cashback for purchases in pharmacies service.
Service website
Android app
App for Apple Phone
Use, save and do not get sick.
Source: habr.com