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Ladders

A group-management and competition platform for active pickleball communities, with live sessions, rankings, social features, and AI-generated insights.

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The challenge

What was getting in the way.

Recurring pickleball groups often rely on group chats, spreadsheets, and disconnected scoring tools. Organizers carry the administrative load while players lack one reliable place for schedules, court assignments, results, and standings.

The product

A workflow designed for the work.

Ladders brings RSVPs, session formats, automated matchups, live scoring, leaderboards, competitions, and player connections into one shared product for organizers and participants.

See how workflow discovery becomes a focused product

Inside the product

The real interface, shaped by the real workflow.

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The principle

The best sports software is shaped courtside. Ladders is continuously refined through direct use with real organizers, players, and events.

One operating picture for organizers and players

Less coordination through scattered messages and sheets

Reusable formats for recurring play and structured competition

My role

From the problem through real-world use.

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Product strategy and continuous discovery

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Web and cross-platform mobile development

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Competition and live-session workflow design

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Real-world operation with active pickleball communities