April 2026 · Product Prototype

OneSummer

The Common App for summer camps.

Discover camps, plan your whole summer visually, and apply everywhere with one profile.

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7 Hi-fi screens
15 Docs & specs
77 Requirements
12 DB tables
The Problem

Registration opens in January. Popular camps fill in hours. Parents fill out the same emergency contacts, allergies, and insurance info on 8 different websites. We built OneSummer to end the spreadsheet era.

The Product

High-Fi Mockups

7 screens covering the full user journey, from discovery to dashboard.

1
Discovery Homepage
Hero search, camp categories, featured listings. The front door.
2
Summer Calendar Planner
Multi-child swim lanes, gap detection, and cost tracking.
3
Child Profile Vault
Fill it out once, never again. Medical, emergency, documents.
4
Search Results
Map + list view with filters. Where parents spend 80% of their time.
5
Camp Detail
Schedule, reviews, and sticky booking card for a single camp.
6
Apply / Checkout
One-click apply with pre-filled vault data. The payoff moment.
7
Parent Dashboard
Applications, waitlists, action items, and total costs at a glance.
The Strategy

Product Documentation

Market research, requirements, and the plan to get there.

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UX Journey Map
Derek's lunch break to Lisa's spreadsheet replacement. 7-stage emotional arc with screen flow connecting all mockups. Start here for the full story.
V
Vision Document
Market opportunity, product vision, and business model. The investor narrative.
B
Business Requirements
77 functional requirements, 4 personas, MVP scope. The engineering blueprint.
R
Product Roadmap
3-year plan across 6 phases, from one city to national platform.
The Architecture

Technical Docs

How to build it. Prerequisites first, then systems design.

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Prerequisites & Decisions
Read this first. 8 ADRs, 5-service budget, Postgres capability map, Docker-first setup, BetterAuth, and the full accounts checklist.
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System Architecture
Profile vault, form mapper, COPPA auth model. Modular monolith with 10 ADRs.
D
Data Model
12 tables, visual ERD, geospatial search, COPPA deletion procedure. Full DDL.
I
Infrastructure Plan
Seasonal scaling from $5/mo off-season to $200/mo peak. Scale-to-zero.
The Business

GTM & Revenue

How it makes money and how it grows.

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Payment Architecture
Stripe Connect marketplace, 10–15% take rate, parent booking fee, camp pricing tiers.
G
Go-to-Market Plan
Austin launch. First 100 families, first 50 camps. Seasonal timeline. $9–16K budget.
C
Competitive Positioning
2x2 map: parents + full lifecycle = uncontested. 8 competitors analyzed. Profile vault moat.
U
User Research Plan
Parent + camp director scripts. Van Westendorp pricing. First 10 families, first 5 camps.