ADVANCING AN AI-POWERED MEETING MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Discover how DBB Software partnered with a technology product company to enhance its AI-powered meeting management platform, transitioning from Bubble to a custom solution to record and manage government meetings with advanced search and scraping capabilities.
Industry
Technology
Service
AI Development
Team
1 Tech Lead, 2 BE Developers
Project State
August 2024 - Ongoing
Country
United States
About the Client
Our client, an innovative technology product company, develops an AI-powered platform to record, transcribe, and manage government meetings. Focused on transparency and efficiency, the solution serves government administrators and citizens by providing accessible meeting records and insights, now expanding beyond the limitations of its original Bubble-based infrastructure.
THE CLIENT'S INITIAL REQUEST
The client engaged DBB Software to improve and expand its platform to improve its scalability and expand features. Their key needs included:
New Admin Panel
Move from a third-party admin panel to a proprietary option.
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Search Service
Develop a search engine for documents and audio transcriptions.
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Expanded Geographic Coverage
Implement data collection from broadcast pages across different locations.
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SOLUTIONS WE DELIVERED
Our team is currently working on implementing the client's needs into life. The progress so far includes:
Custom Admin Panel
Created an admin panel with a FastAPI (Python) backend and a TypeScript-based frontend, replacing Bubble’s third-party workflows.
Third-Party Integrations
Launched a new Boolean search engine on MongoDB.
Geo-Expanded Scrapers
Upgraded scraping from HTML-only to Heroku-hosted to leverage site APIs where available.
Dedicated Platform Transition
Moved from Bubble’s limited API-driven database to a normalized PostgreSQL setup on AWS, enabling complex queries.
RESULTS ACHIEVED
Cost Savings
Enabled ScraperAPI-based scraping that does not require any payments in comparison to previous HTML scraping practices.
Extended Platform Reach
New scraping mechanisms cover more than 30 platforms, providing a larger field to gather information for users.
Improved Codebase
Structured the project and enabled code-writing best practices to ensure the solution follows the latest industry standards.
Efficient Database Performance
Migrated the DB to AWS-based PostgreSQL to enable complex queries, overcoming the limitations of Bubble APIs.
