Sam GallerDaniel ChoiKirk Benson

Observations:

1) People need day-to-day help2) People want to help others3) These people can't find each other

BrowniePoints connects these two groups with unmet needs.

BrowniePoints is a Harvard web application that facilitates and encourages the public exchange of favors, rewarding good deeds with BrowniePoints, recognition, and other awards.

How It Works

• User A creates an account• User A submits a favor (description, location, points,

deadline, contact information)• User B ‘calls dibs’ on the favor and gets contact

information of User A• User A confirms favor completion• BrowniePoints are transferred from User A to User B

Why It Works

• People appreciate recognition for their good deeds• Corporate sponsored awards for high scorers• Brownie bonuses for active users• Special time-sensitive promotions• BrowniePoints can be used to request favors

Design & Interface

FEATURES:

Register user accounts

Submit favors

Respond to favors

Confirm favor completion and transfer of BrowniePoints

Track past activity

View top performers

Mobile application

Goals

1) Active user base at Harvard– Number of favors requested– Percentage of favors completed– Number of active users

2) Replication in other communities– Colleges/Schools– Companies– Neighborhoods

 

Mission:  

To effect positive change in individuals and their relationships with others by bringing communities closer together.

 

Questions? 

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Our Budget

Exemplary Favors

• Help moving furniture• Borrowing items (calculators, chargers, etc.)• Picking up supplies at CVS, Staples, etc.• Tutoring help• Walking people home• Returning library books• Turning in problem sets and papers• Doing/folding laundry• Wake-up calls 

Why not make it a Facebook app?

Pros:- Broadcasts usage very easily- Network already available

Cons:- Not conducive to a local, small community idea- Hard to differentiate between applications- Facebook apps have a bad reputation (privacy)

CompetitorsHouse Lists- Smaller audience- No recognition or reward- Inconsistent- Naysayers

Craigslist- Too large an audience- Not perceived as safe - Focused on taking rather than giving- Not well-suited for favors