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Life & fun · November 7, 2013

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VerticalChange, SurveyMonkey meets Highrise (and a LOT of AngularJS)

We built a "people management platform". I think this falls into the "unsexy" category. Users can build custom forms to track any type of data for people. While the application is applicable in many different markets, our initial target is social-service agencies, non-profits, and case-managers (it’s where we think we can make the biggest positive impact). Technology wise, our upcoming blog posts might be something like “2 years with AngularJS” and “HIPAA Compliance on AWS”. We’ve had a great time developing with tools and platforms like AngularJS, Postgres (w/ hstore), Rails, Golang,…

VerticalChange, SurveyMonkey meets Highrise (and a LOT of AngularJS) launched on November 7, 2013 with 16 votes, #147 of 701 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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VerticalChange is a people management platform that lets users build custom forms to track any type of data for individuals. Designed primarily for social-service agencies, nonprofits, and case managers, it provides a flexible system for organizing and managing client information. The platform is built with AngularJS, Rails, and Postgres, with HIPAA compliance capabilities for handling sensitive data in regulated environments.

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We built a "people management platform". I think this falls into the "unsexy" category. Users can build custom forms to track any type of data for people. While the application is applicable in many different markets, our initial target is social-service agencies, non-profits, and case-managers (it’s where we think…

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