Prototyping and Prioritizing

Prototyping and Prioritizing

On the first day of our second sprint, we created a Gantt chart, and were fairly pleased with it—here was a centralized location where we could visualize the entire trajectory of our project, and it looked achievable. We sketched out ample room for iterative...
Getting Started

Getting Started

fundrAIse, a name we came up with on our third day here at Inspire. We knew we wanted to help non-profits and do it with AI. Thanks to our community partner, MeaningfulWork, we started to establish the project scope and began initial research in our first two weeks....
Sprint 1: Kick-Off

Sprint 1: Kick-Off

Our project began with a blend of nervousness, uncertainty, and excitement. Starting something new with unfamiliar faces can feel daunting, but once we learned more about each other, we slowly started to uncover what our team is about—four driven individuals...
First Steps and Struggles

First Steps and Struggles

In our first week in INSPIRE, we made heavy use of our ambassador, Parker. Even with the knowledgeable and supportive resource that he was, we struggled to understand the problem. As a result, we spent multiple days at the whiteboard, writing down, discussing,...