Flash challenges & quizzes for instant freelance skill boosts.
Freelancers can't effectively upskill on rigid edtech platforms that don't accommodate short learning bursts between gigs.
Daily community-voted flash challenges (quiz+task in <7 mins) tailored to hot freelance trends like AI prompts or client pitching. Users vote/submit challenges, compete on leaderboards during gig gaps. Earn badges linking to portfolio proofs.
Gig economy freelancers seeking to upskill between irregular jobs
Gamified, community-driven flashes with real-time trend voting.
edgy
Vote/vote on today's 5-min quiz/task.
Users submit/vote new flashes.
Gig-type specific rankings.
Collect/shareable badges.
Auto-detect hot Upwork skills for flashes.
Buddy mode for accountability.
Replay past challenges.
Multi-day challenges.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| gig_type | text | Yes |
| score | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| type | text | No |
| votes | int | No |
| content_json | text | No |
| active_date | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| challenge_id | uuid | No |
| score_achieved | int | No |
| completed_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| earned_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/challenges/todayGet active challenges
/api/challenges/:id/voteVote on challenge
/api/complete-challengeSubmit completion
/api/leaderboardFetch rankings
/api/submit-challengeNew challenge submit
No leaderboard top
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 2.5% | $40 | $480 |
| Month 6 | 1,500 | 4% | $480 | $5,760 |
7-min community challenges to crush gigs—vote, compete, win badges.
Seed with 20 beta from r/Upwork; challenge them to share leaderboard; cross-post to Freelancer.com forums.
Gamification
Language only
Freelance skills + community
Daily problems
Tech/math focus
Gig economy, voting
Network effects from voting/leaderboards + user-generated content flywheel.
Gamification explosion (Duolingo 100M users) meets freelance skill race amid AI disruption.
Low content virality
Seed 100 flashes, incentives
Realtime scaling
Supabase realtime
Slow MRR ramp
Free viral loop
Success: 100 upvotes
Success: 20% wkly growth
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