README — EventsSmarter What It Is
EventsSmarter is an online event-discovery and ticketing platform where users can create, discover, and buy/sell tickets to live events. CB Insights
Key Features
Event discovery: Search for events across categories and locations. CB Insights
Ticketing: Supports ticket creation, resale, and secondary ticket marketplace. CB Insights
Gaming integration: There’s a gaming portal within the platform where users can play games to win tickets. Events Smarter
Technical / Platform Considerations
Likely built as a web application with backend services to manage listings, ticket inventory, and user accounts.
Requires secure payment handling because of ticket sales.
Needs a database to store events, users, tickets, and gaming data.
Might use APIs for ticket listing, transaction handling, and user authentication.
For analytics: tracking event popularity, ticket sales, and user behavior.
Security & Compliance
Must support HTTPS (encrypted connections) for secure ticket transactions.
Payment operations should comply with PCI DSS standards or use a PCI-compliant payment provider.
User data handling (profiles, payment info) should follow data protection best practices.
Potential Architecture (Suggested)
Frontend: React / Vue.js (SPAs) or server-rendered site for SEO.
Backend: Node.js / Python / Ruby — REST or GraphQL API.
Database: PostgreSQL or MySQL for relational data (users, tickets, events).
Cache / Search: Redis / Elasticsearch for fast search and filtering of events.
Payments: Stripe, PayPal, or equivalent for ticket sales.
Hosting / Infrastructure: Cloud provider (AWS / GCP / Azure) with load balancing and autoscaling.
Developer Workflow (Hypothetical)
Clone the repository
Setup .env with database credentials, API keys, payment keys
Initialize database & run migrations
Run backend server
Run frontend dev server
Write tests for API endpoints and UI
Business Considerations
Monetization via ticket fees or service commissions.
May have reseller / secondary-market model for tickets.
Gaming component could drive engagement and repeat users.
Event organizer dashboard for managing events and sales.
Risks & Challenges
Fraud risk on ticket resale.
Scalability for high-demand events.
Regulatory compliance for payment and ticket resale in different regions.
User acquisition (both event creators and attendees).
Summary
EventsSmarter is a hybrid marketplace + ticketing + gaming platform. It combines event discovery, ticket sales, and interactive gaming to drive engagement and provide a full event commerce solution.