Planet.Surf is a one-stop platform for surfers and surf businesses by digitalizing the booking, planning and managing processes. It also aims to aggregate surf products and services such as lessons, p2p board rentals & sales, and equipment insurance. Fill-Labs met Planet.Surf at the stage of ideation, and co-founded the project as well as providing the software infrastructure.

Platform

Web

Mobile Web

Scope

Web Development

Mobile Development

Technology

React

NextJS

TypeScript

MySQL

co-founders*

10 team

members*

300k USD

raised*

30+

surf coaches*

* By the date of September 12, 2023

How we supported

2022-Q2

From idea to business

Moussa meets Fill-Labs
3-month of analysis period
Moussa, Çağrı and Seray: 3 co-founders

2022-Q3/Q4

Project development

Development
Coordination of parties for product design and branding
10+ people dedicated to the project

2023-Q1/Q2

Market activation

Friends and family investment round
Gathering an on-site team
Acquiring surf coaches
Building partnerships with local businesses

2023-Q3

Commercialization

Pilot use in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
1st week: number of coaches who created a profile was 3 times more than expected

What we developed

Website

The platform give users an immediate idea of the brand and help them easily navigate through different sections.Planet. Surf has two types of login for both surfer and surf coaches. We aimed to create the best experience for both parties.

Partner panel

Surf coaches have full control on their accounts. Partner panel helps them manage their bookings, check out their statistics and view their balances.

Mobile website

Since many of the surfers and surf coaches opt for mobile devices, we optimized the website to provide as a smooth and consistent experience as on the desktop.

Admin panel

Our admins will be working hard for the best user experience on the admin panel we developed for Planet.Surf. They will be able to approve or decline booking requests or “About me” changes.

Moussa-Manuel Dansoko

Co-founder and CEO of Planet.Surf

Fill Labs executed a smooth workflow through open communication and timeliness, resulting in the achievement of milestones on time. Fill Labs impressed the client with their transparency and efficiency. Fill labs has covered every part of the project, starting from a thoroughly conducted business & software analysis, to designing the software architecture, creating a project scope (workload, man-power, timeframe, development costs), developing the platform, and successfully delivering a functioning product.

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