CityRules
ConceptThe city, run by its residents
A civic platform where a city’s residents report problems with photos, propose projects, events and changes, and rally signatures or polls to make them happen — plus request services, read city reports, share information and browse local real estate. Bottom-up local democracy in one app.
Report
Photos + status
Petitions
Signatures & polls
1M+
Target residents
Market
GovTech / civic engagement market
GovTech and civic engagement: a large public-sector market, with cities investing in digital participation.
Figures are team estimates and projections, illustrative only — not guarantees.
Why this project wins
Bottom-up: residents set the agenda, not just report
Signatures + polls turn complaints into action
Photo reports with status close the accountability loop
One place for issues, proposals, services and real estate
Land-and-expand city by city with strong local virality
Competitors & how we’re different
Nextdoor
Neighborhood social, but weak on proposals, petitions and city action.
SeeClickFix
Issue reporting only; no proposals, polls or real estate.
Change.org
Petitions only, not local or tied to city services.
City 311 apps
Top-down and siloed; no community proposals or feed.
Business thesis
Ideal customer
Engaged residents and neighborhood groups — and the city governments that want to hear them.
White-label (who to sell it to)
City and county governments (their own citizen-engagement portal), HOAs and neighborhood associations.
Market
GovTech and civic engagement: a large public-sector market, with cities investing in digital participation.
Monetization
City/government SaaS licenses, service-request fees, sponsored local content and real-estate referrals.
Investment needed
US$200k (platform + gov integrations + moderation).
Estimated users by region
Residents of mid-to-large cities; land city by city, target 1M+ residents (est.).
Cost per user (est.)
US$0.30–0.80 CAC (local virality + city partnerships).
Technical details
- •Geo-located issue reports with photos + status tracking
- •Proposals, events and changes with signatures & polls
- •Service requests routed to the right office
- •City reports and open-data dashboards
- •Community feed + local real-estate listings
Full business plan
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