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VAI-VEX

Community platform for developers that combines Reddit-style discussions with Skool-style courses on real-time infrastructure.

Overview

A full-stack community app that moved from Convex and Clerk toward PostgreSQL, Redis sessions, and WebSockets while preserving course and discussion workflows.

Problem

The AI community was stuck on a platform that felt outdated for a technical audience. The UX was clunky, customization was limited, and developer-oriented workflows did not fit.

Solution

Reverse-engineered Skool APIs to extract member data, then rebuilt the experience around Signal, Dojo, and Swipe spaces for a technical community.

Lessons learned

  • Migration work is as much product design as data plumbing.
  • Technical communities need different primitives than broad creator platforms.
  • Real-time systems are only useful when the core workflow deserves them.