XINGLU LIU
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Buddy

During a 1.5-day Hackathon, I designed a solution to help busy dog owners finding playmates nearby.

Type: Mobile Application (IOS)
Award: 2017 AngelHack Seattle 2nd Place
Project Duration: 1.5 days
Pepper longing for playmates

Pepper longing for playmates

Inspiration

I adopted a puppy in 2016. Here is a picture of her longing for playmates.

Since adopting this 17 pounds hyperactive beast, I was always on the lookout for dogs of similar sizes and humans of similar schedules. With less than one hour a day devoted to dog-walking, the possibility of finding our perfect playdates was slim. Without proper exercises and socialization, the puppy dedicated her energy to remolding my house into a dump.

 

Instead of sending my puppy to a dog day care, I took her to a weekend Hackathon. 

 

Market & Competition

Pet market is on a steady increase: On 2017, there are 78 million dogs in the United States and Americans spend $5.24 billion for pet services.

There are four main competitors. However, they failed to address people's busy schedule. 

 

Four main competitors

 
 

Product Vision 

 
 
 

Wireframes

 
 
 

Demo