Background Information:

Rentful is a rental startup founded by Aryan Lohia, a third-year Business Finance major, and Mihir Chintawar, a third-year Computer Science major. Aryan handles sales and marketing for Rentful, while Mihir brings his technical expertise to the backend development using the D3 stack, including TSX, Next.js (React), and Node.js. Mihir also offers courses on web stack development.

Rentful aimed to revolutionize the rental process for Cal Poly SLO students. The existing system involved manual paperwork, inefficiencies, and costly processing for both students and landlords. Rentful envisioned a software application that would streamline the entire process, making it fully online and efficient. They wanted two distinct sides: an admin case focused on practicality and usability, and a customer case with a visually appealing website tailored to student needs. Additionally, they required a custom design system to ensure a unique experience for Rentful users.

Problem Statement:

How might we create a seamless and user-friendly rental platform, Rentful, specifically tailored to the needs of Cal Poly SLO students? Our aim is to enhance the rental experience by transforming the current manual and inefficient system into an online platform that simplifies the search, application, and leasing processes.