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@ben_denness What tools and technologies did you use to build your platform? Was there a specific part of your tech stack that stood out as particularly helpful—or challenging—when creating your platform?

@steve_crocker We built our platform using Blazor for the frontend and .NET for the backend, hosted on Azure for its scalability and integration with our tools. For real-time communication, we leveraged SignalR, which was both a standout and a challenge due to scaling considerations. Azure SignalR Service simplified this significantly. We also integrated Stripe for payments, which was straightforward to set up but required careful handling of subscription logic. Overall, Blazor's seamless C# integration and Azure's hosting capabilities made the development process smoother, even though fine-tuning API communication and optimizing for production had their learning curves.

@steve_crocker When we first launched, we focused on shipping a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to validate the core concept quickly and start gathering real user feedback. While it wasn’t perfect, we prioritized functionality over polish, ensuring that key features like scheduling sessions and unlimited chats worked seamlessly. Once we saw how users interacted with the platform, we refined the user experience and added enhancements based on their needs. The feedback-driven approach allowed us to grow in a way that truly resonated with our audience. It’s been a constant process of iteration and improvement ever since!