Slot – Business Meeting & Networking App
Pratik Shihora
About the Company
Slot is a product-focused initiative aimed at simplifying how professionals and business owners connect, communicate, and collaborate online. The platform is designed to remove friction from traditional meeting coordination by combining networking, content updates, and scheduling into a single mobile experience.
Project Overview
Slot is a mobile-first business networking app that allows users to discover business owners, follow their updates, and book online meetings directly through available time slots. By integrating Zoom meeting generation and real-time notifications, the app removes manual back-and-forth and creates a streamlined professional communication experience.
Project Objectives
Eliminate manual coordination for business meetings
Enable direct booking of online meetings via Zoom
Create a trust-driven business discovery and networking experience
Provide real-time business updates through a newsfeed
Ensure secure authentication and scalable backend architecture
Scope of Work
End-to-end mobile app UX flow definition
Authentication & onboarding experience design
Business discovery and profile architecture
Newsfeed UX structure and content logic
Slot-based meeting scheduling system
Zoom API integration planning
Notification flow and reminder logic
Scalable backend and database planning
The Challenge
Professionals often struggle to book meetings with business owners due to fragmented tools, delayed responses, and manual scheduling. Existing platforms either focus only on messaging or require external coordination tools. Slot needed to unify discovery, updates, and meeting scheduling into a single, intuitive mobile experience.
Client Goals
Make meeting booking instant and frictionless
Allow business owners to control availability easily
Provide a clean, professional networking experience
Support real-time updates and announcements
Build a secure and scalable MVP ready for growth
Project Process
Product Discovery & Requirement Analysis
User Flow & App Architecture Planning
UX Wireframing for Core Screens
Meeting Slot & Zoom Integration Logic Design
Authentication & Security Planning
Notification & Reminder Flow Definition
MVP Feature Prioritization & Roadmap Alignment
The Solution
Slot delivers a centralized mobile platform where users can discover businesses, stay updated through a live feed, and book meetings instantly using predefined slots. Automated Zoom link generation, reminders, and secure authentication remove friction while maintaining a professional, trust-driven experience for both users and business owners.
Key Features
Firebase Authentication (Email, Phone, Social Login)
Business owner profiles with availability visibility
Follow/connect system for networking
Real-time newsfeed for updates and announcements
Slot-based meeting booking system
Automatic Zoom meeting creation via API
Upcoming meetings dashboard
Push notifications and reminders
Deliverables
Complete mobile app UX structure
Screen flow documentation
Feature definition for MVP & Phase 2
Backend & integration-ready architecture
Development handoff documentation
The Results
A clear, scalable MVP blueprint ready for development
Reduced meeting coordination friction
Strong foundation for future social and engagement features
Business-friendly scheduling system with automation
Platform designed for rapid iteration and growth
Content Management Efficiency
Business owners manage availability without manual coordination
Updates shared instantly via newsfeed
Centralized meeting and notification management
Scalable backend logic for future feature expansion
Tech Stack
Firebase Authentication
Firestore / Realtime Database
Firebase Storage
Zoom SDK & OAuth API
Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
Node.js / Firebase Functions
Lessons & Insights
Slot-based scheduling removes friction better than messaging-first systems
Integrating meetings directly into the product increases adoption
Clear UX around availability builds user trust
Real-time updates strengthen ongoing engagement
Designing MVP architecture early prevents scalability issues
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Posted Dec 31, 2025
A full-scale mobile app concept and system design for a business networking and meeting-scheduling platform with real-time communication and Zoom integration.
