AayoApp: Building and Running a Social Network for Founders

AayoApp is DataHifel's own Flutter product, a social network for founders, backed by the 5,000+ member Young Founders community and 100+ live events.

Client Overview

DataHifel (In-house Product)

  • Industry: Startup Community & Social Tech
  • Service: Mobile & Digital Products, Software Engineering, Marketing & Growth Tech
  • Timeline: Active Product
  • Status: Live on Google Play, powering 5,000+ member Young Founders community

The Challenge

Founders in India network on WhatsApp groups that hit 1,024 members, lose context and drown in forwards. AayoApp grew out of the Young Founders community: 5,000+ members across Delhi NCR and 100+ in-person events. AayoApp is the product that community asked for: a place to post what you are building, find co-founders, and turn event contacts into working relationships.

What We Built

DataHifel engineered and operates AayoApp end-to-end: - Founder profiles with startup, stage and what they need right now - A feed built for building in public: updates, asks and wins, not viral content - Event integration so every offline meetup feeds the app and the app feeds attendance - Backend, moderation tools and analytics owned end to end by the DataHifel team

What It Does

  • Founder profile builder highlighting startup stage, industry, and current needs
  • High-signal build-in-public feed for real progress, asks, and milestones
  • Integrated offline event management connecting physical meetups to app profiles
  • Robust moderation tools and real-time community engagement analytics
  • End-to-end custom Node.js backend with scalable real-time notifications

How We Worked

AayoApp is the product we cannot blame anyone else for. Every decision about onboarding, retention, notifications and store compliance has been tested on our own users first. When we advise a client on a consumer app, the advice comes from running one.

Stack

Flutter, Node.js, Cloud Hosting, WebSockets, Play Store

Results

  • 5,000+ member community feeding the product
  • 100+ live events run alongside the app
  • Ongoing releases on Google Play

What This Shows

AayoApp is the product we cannot blame anyone else for. Every decision about onboarding, retention, notifications and store compliance has been tested on our own users first. When we advise a client on a consumer app, the advice comes from running one.