Startup Metrics Benchmarking Platform

Enterprise-grade benchmarking platform providing comprehensive startup metrics analysis and comparison tools.

Project Overview

The Startup Metrics Benchmarking Platform is a web-based solution enabling founders and executives to access reliable benchmark data across key startup metrics. Built with modern web technologies and enterprise-grade security, the platform delivers:

• Real-time metric comparisons across revenue ranges
• Multi-source benchmark aggregation
• Customizable data visualizations
• Secure company data handling
• Google OAuth integration

Architecture

flowchart TD
    A[Web Application] --> B[API Gateway]
    B --> C[Auth Service]
    B --> D[Metrics Service]
    B --> E[Export Service]
    D --> F[(PostgreSQL)]
    D --> G[(Redis Cache)]

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Key Features

• Authentication & Authorization

  • Google OAuth 2.0 integration
  • Role-based access control
  • Secure session management

• Benchmark Analysis

  • Multi-source data visualization
  • Revenue-based filtering
  • Metric comparisons

• Company Metrics

  • Metric input and validation
  • Personalized analysis
  • Export capabilities

• Administrative Tools

  • Metric management
  • Source control
  • User administration

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 LTS
• Docker 20+
• PostgreSQL 13+
• Redis 6+

Development Environment Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/org/startup-metrics-platform.git
cd startup-metrics-platform

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Configure environment variables:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration

4. Start development services:

docker-compose up -d

5. Run database migrations:

npm run migrate

6. Start development server:

npm run dev

Environment Variables

# Application
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=3000
API_VERSION=v1

# Authentication
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

# Database
POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
POSTGRES_PORT=5432
POSTGRES_DB=metrics_platform
POSTGRES_USER=postgres
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password

# Redis
REDIS_HOST=localhost
REDIS_PORT=6379

Project Structure

.
├── src/
│   ├── api/           # API endpoints
│   ├── auth/          # Authentication services
│   ├── metrics/       # Metrics processing
│   ├── models/        # Database models
│   └── utils/         # Shared utilities
├── infrastructure/    # Infrastructure as code
│   ├── terraform/     # AWS infrastructure
│   └── kubernetes/    # K8s configurations
├── tests/            # Test suites
└── docs/             # Documentation

Development

Code Standards

• TypeScript for type safety
• ESLint for code linting
• Prettier for code formatting
• Jest for testing
• Conventional Commits

Testing Requirements

# Run unit tests
npm run test

# Run integration tests
npm run test:integration

# Run e2e tests
npm run test:e2e

# Generate coverage report
npm run test:coverage

Infrastructure

AWS Architecture

• ECS Fargate for container orchestration
• RDS PostgreSQL for database
• ElastiCache Redis for caching
• S3 for static assets and backups
• CloudFront for CDN
• WAF for security

Container Orchestration

# Build containers
docker-compose build

# Start services
docker-compose up -d

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

Deployment

Environments

• Development: Feature testing
• Staging: Pre-production validation
• Production: Live environment

CI/CD Pipeline

flowchart LR
    A[Push] --> B[Build]
    B --> C[Test]
    C --> D[Security Scan]
    D --> E[Deploy]

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Security

Authentication Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant U as User
    participant F as Frontend
    participant A as Auth Service
    participant G as Google OAuth
    
    U->>F: Access Platform
    F->>G: OAuth Request
    G->>F: Auth Code
    F->>A: Exchange Code
    A->>F: JWT Token
    F->>U: Access Granted

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Security Features

• TLS 1.3 encryption
• JWT token authentication
• Role-based access control
• Data encryption at rest
• WAF protection
• Regular security audits

Operations

Monitoring

• Prometheus for metrics
• ELK Stack for logs
• Grafana for visualization
• PagerDuty for alerts

Backup Procedures

• Automated daily backups
• Point-in-time recovery
• Cross-region replication
• 30-day retention

Support

For support and questions:

• Create an issue
• Contact [email protected]
• Join our Slack community

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.