Crowd Funding Network and Search Engine

Search platform helping crowd funders discover and compare projects, funding platforms, strategies, and ideas with web crawler integration.

Overview

Crowd funding network designed to help crowd funders search and compare all types of projects, find the best funding platforms, discover strategies, and share ideas.

Role: Lead and Developer

Responsible for overall architecture, development, and implementation of the search platform.

Key Features

Search & Discovery

Dynamic search functionality with AngularJS
Advanced filtering and comparison tools
Project categorization and tagging
Platform comparison features
Strategy and idea database

Web Crawler

Custom JavaScript web crawler script
Automated data collection from funding platforms
Data normalization and storage
Scheduled updates for fresh content

User Experience

Responsive design using Twitter Bootstrap
Fast, dynamic search with real-time results
Clean, intuitive interface
Mobile-optimized layout

Technical Stack

Frontend

AngularJS for dynamic search interface
Bootstrap for responsive design
Client-side filtering and sorting
AJAX for asynchronous data loading

Backend

PHP backend services
MySQL database
RESTful web services with JSON data
Custom web crawler implementation

Data Layer

Structured database schema for projects and platforms
Efficient indexing for fast search
Normalized data from multiple sources

Technical Highlights

Implemented custom web crawler for data aggregation
Built dynamic search with AngularJS filters
Created RESTful API for data access
Optimized database queries for search performance
Responsive UI working across all devices

Challenges Solved

Aggregating data from multiple crowdfunding platforms
Normalizing diverse data structures
Building fast search across large datasets
Maintaining data freshness with automated updates
Creating intuitive comparison interface

Impact

Simplified crowdfunding project discovery
Enabled informed decision-making through comparison
Centralized information from multiple platforms
Saved users time in research and evaluation