Crowdsource dorm power fixes and shield your bulbs from grid chaos.
Dorm students suffer flickering and rapid burnout of energy-efficient LED bulbs due to irregular campus power grids.
FlickerShield lets students report power flickers by campus/dorm, building a real-time stability map with bulb recs. Premium users get automated replacement plans, affiliate bulb orders, and RA-maintenance ticket generators.
College students living in on-campus dorms
Community-powered power map with actionable dorm-specific fixes, beyond individual monitoring.
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Pinpoint and report power issues on interactive map.
Visualize campus-wide flicker risks.
Recommend stabilizers/bulbs based on local data.
Auto-generate emails to RAs/facilities.
Custom schedules for bulb swaps.
Discuss fixes per dorm.
One-click bulb purchases.
Campus-wide warnings.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| campus | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| dorm_building | text | No |
| severity | int | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| next_swap | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| campus | text | No |
| flicker_index | float | No |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
/api/reportsSubmit flicker report
/api/map-dataFetch heatmap data
/api/plansCreate replacement plan
/api/ticketsGenerate maintenance ticket
/api/recommendationsGet bulb/stabilizer recs
No personal plans
For RAs
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 2.5% | $43 | $516 |
| Month 6 | 1,500 | 4.5% | $1,012 | $12,144 |
Map the chaos, get your fix plan – community-powered bulb survival.
Seed map with initial reports via Instagram dorm stories; partner with campus newspapers for feature; viral loop in group chats.
Broad outages
Not dorm/granular
Bulb-focused actions
Variety
No power context
Data-driven for dorms
Strong network effects – more reports = better map/value.
Student activism rising; campuses slow on infra fixes.
Low report volume
Seed data, incentives
Campus policy violations
Anonymize reports
Success: 200 RTs
Success: 50 reports/week
Success: 10% referral conv
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