Client Background
Sports Findr partnered with NextGen Coding Company to develop a secure, cloud-based software platform designed to simplify sports venue channel mapping. Business owners managing multiple locations often face challenges identifying television channel availability across different cable providers and ZIP codes. Manual verification creates delays, inconsistent information, and unnecessary operational overhead.
Project objectives centered on delivering a production-ready application capable of supporting immediate business operations while remaining flexible enough to accommodate future growth. Administrative independence, secure authentication, subscription management, and AI-assisted channel verification represented essential business requirements throughout development.
The Problem
Sports venues frequently operate across multiple geographic regions served by different television providers. Channel numbers often vary depending on provider and location, creating ongoing maintenance challenges for businesses attempting to provide accurate viewing information.
Existing workflows required repetitive manual verification, increasing administrative effort while introducing opportunities for outdated information to remain available inside operational systems.
Several technical and operational objectives needed to be addressed simultaneously:
Secure administrative authentication
Multi-location venue management organized by ZIP code
Accurate channel listings for every subscriber location
AI-assisted channel verification
Subscription billing based on location count
Administrative control over venue overrides
Cloud deployment supporting production workloads
Long-term scalability without creating unnecessary operational dependencies
Platform architecture also needed to provide complete ownership and administrative control following project completion, allowing Sports Findr to manage operations independently without ongoing provider intervention.
Our Solution
NextGen Coding Company designed and developed a scalable cloud platform focused on usability, administrative flexibility, and intelligent automation. Every component aligned with business requirements documented during project planning while supporting future expansion.
Secure Platform Architecture
Development began with a complete backend architecture supporting secure authentication, subscriber management, venue configuration, payment processing, and administrative operations.
Application infrastructure utilized AWS Managed PostgreSQL, providing a reliable database environment capable of supporting production workloads while simplifying database management.
A structured database schema organized:
Subscriber accounts
Multi-location venue records
ZIP code mappings
Television providers
Channel listings
Administrative overrides
Careful schema planning established a foundation capable of supporting growing subscriber volumes without requiring architectural redesign.
AI-Powered Channel Mapping Engine
One of the platform's most significant capabilities involved development of an intelligent Channel Mapping Engine combining curated database information with AI-assisted verification.
Rather than relying exclusively on generated responses, NextGen implemented a structured three-step workflow designed to improve consistency.
Channel lookup followed a defined process:
Search existing channel mapping records inside PostgreSQL.
Verify information using a ChatGPT prompt when required.
Update curated channel mapping tables whenever new verified information became available.
Example verification prompts included location-specific questions such as determining ESPN channel availability for particular ZIP codes and providers.
Such architecture reduced duplicate work while continuously improving data quality as additional channel information entered curated storage.
Combining structured database records with AI-assisted verification balanced automation and operational accuracy, creating an efficient recommendation process suitable for production use.
Multi-Location Venue Management
Many Sports Findr customers manage numerous venues operating across different markets.
NextGen developed a flexible venue management system allowing subscribers to organize locations according to ZIP code while maintaining individual channel listings for every venue.
Administrative workflows included:
Multi-location venue configuration
ZIP code organization
Channel listings by location
Subscriber-specific channel records
Venue override capabilities
Administrative overrides provided internal teams with direct control whenever channel information required adjustment.
Rather than depending upon engineering resources for routine updates, administrators could manage business-specific exceptions through a dedicated interface.
Operational independence remained a central project objective throughout development.
Subscription Billing Integration
Revenue generation required flexible subscription management tied directly to customer usage.
NextGen integrated Stripe to support recurring subscription billing based on venue count.
Payment functionality included:
Subscription plan configuration
Trial management
Webhook implementation
Automated payment workflows
Integration between frontend payment experiences and backend billing logic simplified customer onboarding while supporting recurring revenue operations.
Webhook management also ensured subscription events remained synchronized throughout platform workflows.
Administrative Control
Administrative flexibility represented another major business requirement.
NextGen developed a dedicated administrative interface allowing Sports Findr personnel to manage platform operations internally.
Administrative capabilities included:
Venue overrides
System updates
Internal platform management
Operational configuration
Complete administrative ownership transferred to Sports Findr following project completion, supporting independent operation without restrictive provider dependencies.
Such ownership aligned with broader project goals emphasizing long-term business autonomy.
User Experience Design
Platform usability remained intentionally straightforward.
Dashboard design focused on presenting AI-generated recommendations without unnecessary interface complexity.
Frontend functionality included:
Simple administrative login
Clean dashboard presentation
Recommendation display
Payment interface
Location management
Reducing interface complexity helped administrators locate relevant information quickly while minimizing onboarding requirements.
Every user interaction prioritized operational efficiency over unnecessary visual complexity.
Quality Assurance and Production Deployment
Reliable production software requires comprehensive validation before launch.
Quality assurance activities covered multiple functional areas throughout development.
Testing included:
GPT output spot checks
Authentication flow verification
Channel mapping sample validation
Regression testing
Following successful validation, deployment occurred using AWS Managed PostgreSQL, preparing the application for production use.
Quality assurance efforts helped verify platform stability while reducing deployment risk across authentication, AI-assisted recommendations, database functionality, and administrative workflows.
Results
Phase 1 delivered a fully functional production platform designed for immediate operational use while supporting future expansion.
Major outcomes included:
Secure cloud-based platform deployment
AI-assisted channel mapping workflow
Multi-location venue management organized by ZIP code
Intelligent channel verification combining curated database records with ChatGPT
Flexible subscription billing through Stripe
Administrative control over venue overrides
Production-ready backend architecture
Structured database supporting subscriber-specific channel mappings
Comprehensive authentication workflows
Quality-assured deployment following regression testing
Project architecture also positioned Sports Findr for continued growth without creating mandatory maintenance contracts or operational lock-in.
Complete ownership of software, documentation, workflows, administrative access, and platform logic transferred to Sports Findr following project completion, supporting independent long-term platform management.
Why It Matters
Modern SaaS platforms increasingly depend upon intelligent automation while maintaining operational control, scalability, and business independence.
Sports Findr required more than an application capable of displaying channel information. Business success depended upon creating reliable operational workflows combining structured data, AI-assisted verification, subscription management, secure authentication, and administrative flexibility.
NextGen Coding Company delivered an architecture supporting immediate production use while establishing a scalable foundation for continued business growth.
Careful attention to backend architecture, cloud deployment, AI integration, administrative ownership, and payment infrastructure produced a solution capable of supporting evolving operational requirements without introducing unnecessary technical complexity or provider dependency.
Such an approach enables organizations to adopt AI responsibly while preserving transparency, administrative oversight, and long-term maintainability.
