Startup Weekend • 54-hour MVP blueprint

RepairRoster GR

Grand Rapids

Policy + Climate + Civic Tech

A repair economy you can see and support.

A directory + booking request flow for local repair, with a public “saved from landfill” impact counter and partnership hooks.

Local fit: Mid-sized city constraints, river/watershed stewardship, and limited grant-writing capacity—good for grant tooling and pragmatic circular economy pilots.

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Core user stories

As a resident, I describe a broken item and get matched to 2–3 local repair options with price ranges.
As a repair pro, I claim my profile, set service categories, and receive booking requests.
As a city/nonprofit, I view aggregate “repair saved” stats to justify support for repair incentives.

Clickable demo scope (what you build)

Resident flow: request → recommendations → contact/booking request.
Provider onboarding flow (simple form) + admin approval toggle.
Public impact page counting repairs, cost savings, and waste avoided (mock).

Team of four roles

Product & Policy Lead: Define repair categories, intake questions, and impact metrics (waste avoided, cost saved); write non-extractive marketplace rules.
UX / Frontend: Build request → matched providers → booking request flow; create provider profile pages optimized for trust.
Backend / Data: Implement provider directory + matching rules + booking requests; seed sample providers and FAQs.
Partnerships / Story / Ops: Talk to 2 local repair pros and 3 residents; validate pricing model; deploy and pitch.

54-hour build plan

Hours 0–6: Pick one user segment; do 5–8 quick interviews; lock the “one workflow” MVP.
Hours 6–24: Build the clickable flow end-to-end with stubbed data; draft the policy narrative.
Hours 24–40: Add one policy-ready output (brief/dashboard/export); tighten UX; seed data for 2–3 neighborhoods.
Hours 40–54: Polish demo script; add analytics mock; finalize pitch + one-page handout.

What to show in the final demo

The “happy path” (one user completes the core task in under 2 minutes).
One policy-ready output (a brief, dashboard view, or export).
One local proof point (seeded neighborhoods / agencies / partner types relevant to Grand Rapids).

How it can earn revenue without becoming extractive

Revenue fit (values-aligned): small transaction fee or membership dues that fund local operators (repair pros, reuse centers), plus optional B2G sponsorship for impact reporting.

Guardrails: publish scoring criteria, minimize data collection, and default to community ownership where possible (co-op/commons patterns).