📋 Table of Contents

• 🤖 Introduction
• ⚙️ Tech Stack
• 🔋 Features
• 🤸 Quick Start
  • Prerequisites
  • Cloning the Repository
  • Installation
  • Set Up Environment Variables
  • Running the Project
• 🕸️ Snippets
• 🔗 Assets
• 🚀 More

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🤖 Introduction

Pitchify is a Next.js 15-based platform designed for entrepreneurs to showcase their startup ideas through virtual pitch competitions. Users can submit their pitches, browse other ideas, and gain exposure, all through a clean and minimalistic design optimized for a smooth user experience.

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⚙️ Tech Stack

• React 19
• Next.js 15
• Sanity
• TailwindCSS
• ShadCN
• TypeScript

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🔋 Features

• Live Content API: Fetch and display the latest startup ideas dynamically from Sanity’s Content API, ensuring the homepage is always fresh with new ideas.

• GitHub Authentication: Easy user authentication using GitHub accounts, eliminating the need for separate login systems.

• Pitch Submission: Users can submit startup ideas, including a title, description, category, and multimedia links (images or videos).

• Browse Pitches: Explore submitted startup ideas with filtering options by category to help users find relevant pitches.

• Pitch Details Page: View the detailed information for each pitch, including images, videos, and descriptions.

• Profile Page: Users can see the list of pitches they've submitted, allowing them to track their contributions.

• Editor Picks: Admins can curate and highlight top startup ideas using the "Editor Picks" feature, managed via the Sanity Studio.

• Views Counter: Instead of upvoting, the number of views each pitch has received is tracked, giving a clear measure of its popularity.

• Search: Efficient search functionality to find and view pitches quickly.

• Minimalistic Design: Clean and modern UI with only the essential pages to keep things simple and easy to navigate.

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🤸 Quick Start

Follow these steps to set up the project locally on your machine:

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Git
• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Cloning the Repository

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone "<repository-link>"
   cd pitchify
   

Install the project dependencies using npm:

npm install Set Up Environment Variables

Create a new file named .env.local in the root of your project and add the following content:

NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_PROJECT_ID=<your-sanity-project-id>
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_DATASET=<your-sanity-dataset>
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_API_VERSION=<your-sanity-api-version> 
SANITY_TOKEN=<your-sanity-token>

AUTH_SECRET=<your-auth-secret>
AUTH_GITHUB_ID=<your-github-auth-id>
AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET=<your-github-auth-secret>
Replace the placeholder values with your actual Sanity credentials. You can obtain these credentials by signing up & creating a new project on the Sanity website.

Running the Project

npm run dev Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to view the project.