ISticker
iSticker is an online platform and community for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (ACE) Industry. iSticker was founded by Chetan K. Singh, a Gurgaon, India based interior designer. The platform was launched in January 2017 through a Singapore-based company named as iSticker Pte. Limited incorporated in 2011. Registering users are verified by iSticker team before being accepted on the platform. The platform has more than 3,500 subscribers from Europe, Asia and Australia, and more than 25,000 stickers (project tags).
History
The founder of iSticker, Chetan K. Singh, an interior designer faced problems in his design practice related to time wastage by him and his team in searching for products and designs for his projects. This led to the creation of the platform, which was initially named Intelligent Sticker, but was later changed to iSticker.
Product
The platform allows creation of a cloud-based product library, it gained thousands of users in its first months.
Technology
On January 1, 2017, iSticker platform was launched with the following modules: create iSticker, my workbench, likes and hot leads. There are other support modules such as profile, preferences, create users, market planning and iSticker wallet. Each user signs up for free to iSticker platform through its website. After verification by iSticker team, they can log into the platform and start using it. Businesses can create unlimited users who can use the same account of the platform. Users can create four types of iStickers i.e.: Product iSticker, Service iSticker, Design iSticker and Knowledge iSticker, each with an image and a description. These iStickers can be saved by the user for his own use as a part of his personal cloud library (only accessible to him) or showcased. In workbench module, the users like architects/designers can create their projects and pin different types of iStickers on their projects either from their own cloud library or from the iSticker library. As soon as they pin any iSticker, the presentations in the form of mood boards, cost estimates and many other reports get ready. When they pin any product/service iSticker published by other registered users, the respective user gets a hot lead which can be viewed in his hot lead module. Technology wise, iSticker platform is developed in PHP with CAN JS as front-end and YII framework as back-end. MONGO DB and MY SQL have been used to manage large database of images and information. iSticker is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Business model
Most of the services provided by iSticker are free to use. The platform generates revenue by offering packages for hot product/project leads received by its users. When an architect/designer selects (pins) a product, the seller of the product gets a product Hot lead, generating Hot lead revenue for the platform. Also, when any user selects (pins) any service offered by a user, the user whose service is selected gets a project hot lead.