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Live Meeting Cost Ticker

Show a live cost counter during meetings to keep them short.

Beginner6h1–2 people15/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Live Meeting Cost Ticker for managers and team leads in ~6h with 1–2 people. Stack: Next.js + Calendar API + Charts.

Why it wins: Funny, instantly understandable and small.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Meetings run long because nobody sees what they cost.
02 · Solution
Enter attendees and rough hourly rates or roles, start a timer and show the running cost, plus a weekly report of meeting spend from the calendar.
03 · Build
  1. 1Build the timer UI
  2. 2Add role rates
  3. 3Pull meetings from the calendar
  4. 4Chart weekly spend
04 · Demo
Start the ticker during the demo itself.

MVP checklist

  • Live cost counter
  • Role-based rates
  • Calendar report
  • Share screen mode

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
Calendar APICalendar data
ChartsData visualisation

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