# Semplu - Beauty Salon Booking Platform

> Complete booking platform for beauty salons with mobile apps for customers and salon owners, including company formation and market launch.

## Overview

Semplu was my most ambitious initial project: a complete booking platform for beauty salons with two separate mobile apps. Customers could book appointments, and salons could manage their services. I developed everything from scratch, founded a company, brought several salons onto the platform, and successfully published both apps on the App Store and Google Play Store.

## Challenges

- Developing two complete mobile apps (customer app and salon admin app) from scratch
- Building a secure backend infrastructure with user management and payment processing
- App Store and Google Play Store publication process for both platforms
- Company formation, customer acquisition, and onboarding of real beauty salons
- Solo development and management of all technical and business aspects

## Solutions

- Flutter-based cross-platform development for a consistent user experience on iOS and Android
- Firebase backend with secure authentication, database management, and cloud functions
- Implementation of a real-time booking system with calendar integration
- Development of user-friendly admin tools for salon owners to manage services and appointments
- Creation of landing pages, social media marketing, and direct customer outreach

## Outcomes

- Successful publication of both apps on the App Store (iOS) and Google Play Store (Android)
- Onboarding and active use by several beauty salons in the initial phase
- Fully functional booking platform with real-time appointment management
- Valuable experience in all aspects of product development: from idea to live operation
- Realization of the challenges of solo entrepreneurship in the tech industry

## Details

- Category: Startup Platform
- Role: Founder, Full-Stack Developer, Product Manager
- Timeline: 07/2022 - 09/2023 (Development to market launch)
- Status: completed
- Technologies: Flutter, Dart, Firebase, Python, Wordpress, Figma, App Store, Google Play