StartsUp

Pitch Your Dreams, Watch Them Soar

✨Live Website

🤖 Introduction

StartsUp is a powerful platform built with Next.js 15 where entrepreneurs can pitch their startup ideas for virtual competitions, explore innovative pitches, and gain visibility—all within an aesthetically pleasing, minimalistic UI that ensures a smooth and efficient user experience.

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⚙️ Tech Stack

• React 19
• Next.js 15
• Sanity
• TailwindCSS
• ShadCN
• TypeScript

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🔋 Features

New Additions:

• Parallel and Sequential Fetching: Boosts performance and enables flexibility in API call patterns.
• Preview Mode with Sanity Live Updates: See content updates instantly, empowering users to manage pitches dynamically.
• Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR): Ensures the app serves fresh content while leveraging static generation for optimal performance.
• Per-Page Pre-rendering (PPR): Combines SSR and static generation at a granular page level for ultimate adaptability.

Core Features:

• Live Content API: Displays the latest startup ideas dynamically on the homepage using Sanity’s Content API.
• GitHub Authentication: Seamless GitHub-based login.
• Pitch Submission: Submit startup ideas with titles, descriptions, categories, and multimedia links (images or videos).
• Explore Pitches: Browse ideas with category filters.
• Detailed Pitch Pages: Individual pages with multimedia, detailed descriptions, and more.
• Profile Page: Access all pitches submitted by a user in one place.
• Editor Picks: Highlights top ideas via Sanity Studio.
• Views Counter: Tracks audience engagement metrics.
• Search Functionality: Quickly find pitches using advanced search.
• Clean and Minimalistic UI: Designed for an intuitive and distraction-free experience.

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🔧 Installation and Setup

Prerequisites:

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (version >= 16.x)
• npm or yarn

Steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ssr0095/StartsUp.git

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or
   yarn install

3. Create a .env.local file with your environment variables (refer to .env.example for required variables).
4. Start the development server:

   npm run dev
   # or
   yarn dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to start pitching your ideas!

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✨ Demo

• Live Website for real-time interaction.
• Explore creative pitches from innovators worldwide.

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🎨 Design Philosophy

Our user-centric interface ensures ease of navigation, focusing solely on functionality with essential pages while maintaining a modern, clean aesthetic.

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🎉 Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the amazing open-source tools that made StartsUp possible: Next.js, Sanity, TailwindCSS, and ShadCN.