Ideaz

CollabSpace – Easy Group Project Manager for Students

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1. Problem

Group projects in college are messy.

Students forget deadlines, and task distribution is uneven.

Coordination happens across WhatsApp/Discord, making tracking impossible.

One or two students usually carry the group → unfair workload.

Professors have no clear way to see individual contributions.

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2. Solution

CollabSpace: A simple, student-friendly project manager.

Splits tasks fairly among members.

Auto-reminders keep everyone on track.

Tracks contributions in real-time, giving professors visibility.

Fun “streaks” feature to motivate accountability.

Lightweight, fast, and less “corporate” than Trello/Asana.

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3. Product Features

Task Board (Kanban style) – simplified for student use.

Auto Task Splitting – assign tasks equally with one click.

Deadline Reminders – push notifications + email.

Contribution Tracking – logs completed tasks, edits, submissions.

Professor Dashboard – see each member’s effort.

Streaks & Rewards – gamified accountability.

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4. Why Now

Students are increasingly working on group projects (especially in online/hybrid learning).

Existing tools (Trello, Asana, Jira) are too complex or business-focused.

Gen-Z students want lightweight, mobile-first, and fun apps.

Professors are asking for better visibility into group work.

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5. Market

Primary: College/university students (300M+ globally).

Secondary: Educators and universities adopting collaboration tools.

Market trend: EdTech + productivity apps are growing fast, especially post-COVID.

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6. Competitive Landscape

Trello/Asana: Too corporate, overwhelming.

WhatsApp/Discord: Good for chat, poor for project tracking.

CollabSpace: Built only for students — simple, fair, fun, transparent.

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7. Business Model

Free plan: Core features for students.

Premium ($2–5/student/semester): Advanced analytics, export reports, professor dashboards.

Institution licensing: Sell to universities for class-wide adoption.

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8. Traction / Validation (Future Roadmap)

Prototype ready for internal testing.

Early users: classmates in CSE projects.

Positive feedback: “Finally, a tool that feels like it’s made for us.”

Plan: Beta launch in campus → expand to other colleges → scale.

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9. Why Me / Team

Experienced group project pain first-hand in CSE.

Tech background → can build MVP quickly.

Passionate about fairness, productivity, and student tools.

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10. Vision

CollabSpace will become the go-to app for student teamwork.

From class projects → to hackathons → to clubs and competitions.

Eventually scale into a global student collaboration network.