The problem Kleek solves

The Problem

Organizing events can be challenging, especially when participants register for free events but fail to attend. This high no-show rate not only disrupts planning but also leads to wasted resources and increased costs for organizers.

The Solution

Introducing Kleek, a blockchain-based platform designed to ensure attendance and streamline event management. With Kleek, organizers can create events, collect small refundable deposits from participants, and manage attendance efficiently.

How It Works

• Event Creation: Organizers create an event on Kleek, specifying details like date, time, location, and a nominal deposit amount.
• Participant Registration: Participants register for the event by paying a small deposit via the blockchain.
• Event Attendance: After the event, the organizer confirms attendee participation.
• Refund and Reward: Attendees receive their deposit back. No-shows forfeit their deposit, which is redistributed among attendees, providing an incentive to attend.

Benefits

• Reduced No-Shows: The deposit system ensures that participants are committed to attending.
• Incentivized Attendance: Participants benefit financially by attending, receiving not only their deposit back but also a share of the forfeited deposits.
• Efficient Resource Management: Organizers can plan and manage events more effectively, reducing waste and ensuring optimal resource utilization.
• Trust and Transparency: Leveraging blockchain technology, Kleek ensures secure, transparent, and immutable transaction records, enhancing trust among users.

Challenges I ran into

Building Kleek, a blockchain-powered event management platform, presented several exciting challenges:

• Upgradeable Smart Contracts:
  Implementing upgradeable contracts was crucial for future-proofing Kleek. I had to carefully design our contract architecture to allow for updates without compromising security or user data. This required a deep dive into proxy patterns and thorough testing to ensure seamless upgrades.

• Subgraph Creation for Efficient Data Access:
  To enhance performance and user experience, I created a custom subgraph (Alchemy Subgraph). This allowed us to index and query blockchain data more efficiently, significantly reducing load times and improving the responsiveness of our dApp. Designing an effective schema and keeping it synchronized with our smart contract events was a complex but rewarding process.

• Sign In With Ethereum (SIWE) Integration with WalletConnect One-Click Auth :
  Implementing SIWE to protect key functionalities like event creation added an extra layer of security and improved user authentication. I had to carefully integrate this with our existing auth flow and ensure it worked seamlessly across different user types and devices.

• Time !!!
  I still need to implement key features like event cancelation, enrollee cancelation, showing current enrollees, building the group page with its event etc...

• Testnets: I have trouble signing an allowance transaction with appKit on Base Sepolia. Mainnet should solve that.