SHIPPED
Developing the PAUX LMS
Turning Frustrations into a Fully Coded Learning System
Students who missed a session would DM me later saying they couldn’t catch up. Others admitted they were losing momentum because they didn’t have any sense of progress or reward. A few just wanted the freedom to go at their own pace.
That’s when the idea hit me maybe what we needed wasn’t just better scheduling or reminders. We needed a space that could learn with the students. Something flexible, gamified, and alive.
That’s how PAUX LMS was born my mission to build a full-fledged learning system from scratch.
PRODUCT
LMS
TIMELINE
Q2 2023 - Q2 2024
MY ROLE
Sole Designer
Product Design
Dashboard
Strategy & Execution
ARR
10,000,00 RPS
ARR
10,000,00 RPS
STUDENTS ENROLLED
100+
PLACEMENT RATE
90%
Spotting the Real Problems
I went back to all the feedback from the first cohort Notion notes, chat messages, survey forms and grouped them into recurring issues.
These pain points became the foundation for everything that followed.
My North Start was
From there, I outlined the key features:
From Designer to Developer
Now came the scary part I had the designs, but no engineering team. So, I decided to build it myself.
I started learning HTML, CSS, and React, set up Visual Studio Code, and began coding the front end. For logic and debugging, I used Claude as my coding partner, and ChatGPT to help me think through product flows and user logic. I basically turned into the architect orchestrating both design and engineering using AI as my toolkit.
A new stack was born!
There were nights where nothing rendered, CSS broke, or a React component refused to behave. But I kept iterating until things clicked. That first moment when the UI actually loaded? Chef’s kiss.
Designing the System
While coding, I made sure the design still guided every decision. Each feature existed for a reason tied to a real student problem.
I started learning HTML, CSS, and React, set up Visual Studio Code, and began coding the front end. For logic and debugging, I used Claude as my coding partner, and ChatGPT to help me think through product flows and user logic. I basically turned into the architect orchestrating both design and engineering using AI as my toolkit.
Leaderboard
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Streak Calculator & Reward Mechnaism
Recorded Sessions
Showcase Tab to show the work of every students something similar to a hall of fame
Building Strategy Behind It
Even though I was solo, I treated it like a proper product launch.
Product Vision
Make learning engaging and flexible.
Product Strategy:
Start small, build fast, integrate AI and gamification early.
Roadmap: Figma Design → Front-End Build (React, CSS, HTML) → Backend Integration (next) → Beta Launch with PAUX students.
What I Learned (and Loved)
Even though I was solo, I treated it like a proper product launch.
Resourcefulness beats resources.
You don’t need a dev team to start just curiosity and grit.
AI can be a teammate.
Claude helped me code faster, while ChatGPT helped me think better.
Design and engineering feed each other.
Building it myself made me a better designer.
Ownership builds clarity.
Every problem I solved made me understand the product’s core even better.
