Nous 🚀 – Startup Idea Evaluator

📌 Description

Nous is a mobile application where users can submit their startup ideas, receive a fun AI-generated rating, vote on others’ ideas, and see a leaderboard of top ideas. The app includes dark mode, swipe gestures, and a smooth, interactive UI.

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🧠 Problem Statement

Users can:
✅ Submit their startup ideas
⚙️ Get a fake AI-generated feedback rating
👍 Vote on others’ ideas (one vote per idea)
🏆 See a leaderboard of top ideas

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🧱 Features

1. Idea Submission Screen

• Form Fields: Startup Name, Tagline, Description
• On submit:
  • Generate a fake AI rating (0–100)
  • Save the idea locally using SharedPreferences
  • Navigate to Idea Listing screen

2. Idea Listing Screen

• Display all submitted ideas with:
  • Name, tagline, rating, vote count
  • “Upvote” button (one vote per idea)
  • “Read more” option to expand full description
  • Sort options: by rating or votes
• Swipe gestures to delete ideas

3. Leaderboard Screen

• Show top 5 ideas (based on votes or ratings)
• Cool UI elements:
  • 🥇🥈🥉 badges
  • Gradient/shadow cards

4. Bonus Features

• Dark mode toggle
• Toast notifications (on submission or voting)
• Share ideas via social apps or clipboard
• Custom fonts and icons

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🖼 Screenshots

Idea Submission Screen

Idea Listing Screen

Leaderboard Screen

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🎥 Video Walkthrough

Check out a quick 2–3 min demo of the app:

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🧑‍💻 Tech Stack

• Flutter (Dart)
• Persistent storage: SharedPreferences
• UI: Material widgets
• Animations: Fade, Scale, Slide
• Packages: flutter_slidable, share_plus, google_fonts

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🚀 How to Run Locally

Prerequisites

Install Flutter SDK

Android Studio or VS Code with Flutter extension

Emulator or physical Android/iOS device

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/RohitManvar//nous.git

Navigate to project folder:

cd nous

Get dependencies:

flutter pub get

Run the app:

flutter run

📦 APK Installation

To try the app without building:

1.Download the latest APK from Release Section or direct 👉Download Nous APK (GDrive)

2.Transfer it to your Android device.

3.Open the APK file and install the app.