Next ventures - Startup Directory Platform

A platform where entrepreneurs can submit their startup ideas for virtual pitch competitions, browse other pitches, and gain exposure through a clean minimalistic design for a smooth user experience.

📋 Table of Contents

1. 🤖 Introduction
2. ⚙️ Tech Stack
3. 🔋 Features
4. 🤸 Quick Start

🚨 About

This project showcases the latest features of Next.js 15, including Next.js Form for seamless client-side form submissions, Unstable After for background tasks, Server Component HMR Cache for faster development, and Partial Prerendering for performance optimization.

🤖 Introduction

A Next.js 15 platform where entrepreneurs can submit their startup ideas for virtual pitch competitions, browse other pitches, and gain exposure through a clean minimalistic design for a smooth user experience.

⚙️ Tech Stack

• React 19
• Next.js 15
• TypeScript
• Sanity
• Next-Auth
• TailwindCSS
• ShadCN
• Groq
• Sentry
• Markdown

🔋 Features

👉 Live Content API: Displays the latest startup ideas dynamically on the homepage using Sanity's Content API.

👉 GitHub Authentication: Allows users to log in easily using their GitHub account.

👉 Pitch Submission: Users can submit startup ideas, including title, description, category, and multimedia links ( image or video).

👉 View Pitches: Browse through submitted ideas with filtering options by category.

👉 Pitch Details Page: Click on any pitch to view its details, with multimedia and description displayed.

👉 Profile Page: Users can view the list of pitches they've submitted.

👉 Editor Picks: Admins can highlight top startup ideas using the "Editor Picks" feature managed via Sanity Studio.

👉 Views Counter: Tracks the number of views for each pitch instead of an upvote system.

👉 Search: Search functionality to load and view pitches efficiently.

👉 Minimalistic Design: Fresh and simple UI with only the essential pages for ease of use and a clean aesthetic.

and many more, including the latest React 19, Next.js 15 and Sanity features alongside code architecture and reusability

🤸 Quick Start

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

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

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

Cloning the Repository

git clone https://github.com/AayushBharti/Next-ventures.git
cd pitchify

Installation

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=
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_DATASET=
NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_API_VERSION='vX'
SANITY_TOKEN=

AUTH_SECRET=
AUTH_GITHUB_ID=
AUTH_GITHUB_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.