Stoop
Free furniture app connecting neighbors across the GTA to reduce waste
Overview
Before ZoningPal, I co-founded Stoop with my co-founder, Alireza, a furniture sharing app for Toronto. The idea was simple: connect people getting rid of furniture with neighbors who need it. Thousands of people used it to keep furniture out of landfills.
The Challenge
Urban waste is a massive problem, and quality furniture often ends up in landfills simply because there's no easy way to connect people who want to get rid of items with those who need them. Existing solutions (Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace) are clunky, unsafe, and don't focus on the community building aspect of local exchange.
The Solution
Built a mobile first platform (iOS) that makes furniture exchange simple: browse listings, claim items, arrange pickup. The focus is on building neighborhood connections while solving an environmental problem. Thousands of Stoopers across the GTA use the app to keep furniture out of landfills.
Impact
Stoop taught me how to validate product market fit, ship fast, and build something people actually use. It also helped me realize I'm more interested in solving problems for professionals in specific industries than building consumer apps. That realization led directly to ZoningPal, where I could apply the same product development skills to a domain I actually understand from years of working in architecture.