About Us

Our Mission

At Overlap, we are dedicated to simplifying the process of organizing gatherings. Our mission is "Helping groups initiate gatherings and meet at optimal times with unparalleled simplicity in features, intuitive design, and user experience." We strive to make scheduling as easy as possible, allowing you to save time and enhance productivity. This way, you can focus on what truly matters—connecting with others and achieving more together.

Our Vision

We envision Overlap as "The go-to platform for effortlessly uniting groups to meet at the optimal meeting times."

The Overlap Difference

Overlap is the simplest platform to schedule a meeting with groups with diverse schedules and calendars. Creating a meeting availability poll and receiving an invite to a meeting takes seconds. Overlap also has the clearest system for identifying a common meeting time for groups. We also created to be especially mobile friendly. Other features include sharing meetings with QR codes and the ability to send meetings across different time zones.

We're constantly innovating and listening to your feedback to bring new features to our platform. Soon, we'll introduce the ability to set default availabilities for meetings, making it even easier to suggest times that work best for you.

The Story Behind Overlap

While Overlap can be useful to anyone who is simply trying to identify a common meeting time, it was born out of a desire to help students connect. Overlap is the result of the efforts led by Noah Hubbard. The idea of Overlap stems from Hubbard’s experiences during his first year at Clemson University. When Hubbard started his Clemson Journey in August 2020, campus life looked significantly different than in previous years. The pandemic changed how schools worldwide operated daily. Restrictions were mandatory, limiting social interaction and preventing students from meeting others even while living on campus.

Hubbard fondly recalls his first year as a Clemson student but distinctly remembers how limited his social life was for the first couple of months. Even after pandemic restrictions were lifted, Hubbard observed how many of his classmates still chose to remain in their dorm rooms rather than socialize. He realized this was, in large part, due to the fact they did not have the opportunities to foster friendship during those first few weeks of school. Seeing a need for something to encourage people to connect, the idea for Overlap was born.

Hubbard’s vision for Overlap started with the premise of bringing people together, “While many software sites for students lead to increased screen time and isolation, Overlap is designed to bring people together, encouraging real-world meetings and connections.” The website application would take multiple user schedules into account to coordinate the most convenient meeting times. Overlap would minimize the time spent to organize meetings, allowing groups to spend the majority of time together working and engaging in conversation.

With an idea and leadership experience ready to be used, a solid team was the next challenge. Hubbard enlisted help from lifelong friend and User Experience Designer Joe Johnson, who oversaw the development of an intuitive and user-friendly interface. Then, David Bootle, a current sophomore in the Computer Engineering program, joined the team and brought the interface to life by seamlessly blending technical and creative skills. Karthik Nedunchezhiyan, who recently graduated from Clemson with a Master’s in Computer Science, not only ensured the site was secure and reliable while maintaining quality performance but also developed the complete backend with scalable cloud infrastructure, showcasing his expertise in creating robust and efficient systems. After years of production and valuable feedback from Clemson organizations, Overlap officially rolled out to the public in January 2024.

When asked about his inspiration to develop a website application, Hubbard credits Greg Smith, a professor at Clemson, as a source throughout the Overlap development process. Smith teaches a class appropriately named “How to Start a Start-Up,” which Hubbard enrolled in during his sophomore year at Clemson. Within the course, students learn about topics ranging from minimal viable products to problem-solving the issues that accumulate while creating a start-up business. This was an essential course for the development of Overlap, as many of the models and principles taught in the class were crucial in the steps taken to create the app.

Hubbard and his team take immense pride in what they have created. Since its rollout this year, Overlap has received glowing reviews from clubs and organizations across campus. Overlap has the versatility to elevate Clemson organizations, research, and influence with its streamlined, accessible interface. The future of Overlap looks bright, and the impact it could have is even brighter.

The Overlap team plans to continue development and respond to feedback as it is received. Anyone can start using Overlap for free by going to the Overlap website. To learn more about the product, visit the team’s LinkedIn or Instagram.