Entrepreneur Dinner Club
An SMS-first event operations platform that automates onboarding, RSVP collection, group matching, and end-to-end coordination for recurring entrepreneur dinners—without building or maintaining a consumer-facing app.
Client
Entrepreneur Dinner Club
Duration
~8 weeks (from concept to launch)
My Role
End-to-end product and engineering (solo): solution exploration from vague ideas, system architecture, workflow design, and full-stack implementation.
SMS-native UX for all member interactions (no app required)
Automated RSVP invites, reminders, and cutoffs with inbound reply classification
Deterministic group matching based on business stage, age bands, gender balance, and interests
Queue-based scheduling for timezone-aware, reliable event messaging
Internal admin panel for repeatable operations, monitoring, and controlled manual triggers
Explored vague product ideas and operational pain points with the founder
Defined system boundaries and intentionally avoided a consumer-facing app
Architected an SMS-first, queue-driven backend with clear admin controls
Designed data models and workflows for onboarding, RSVPs, grouping, and messaging
Built and iterated end-to-end system through testing and launch
Tech Stack
Technologies we used to build a robust and scalable solution
React
Node.js
MongoDB
AWS
Redux
TypeScript