Orbital EDU

Cohort learning platform

Live-cohort learning platform with async lessons, peer projects and mentor office-hours booking.

Client

Confidential client

Duration

10–12 weeks

Our role

Product strategy, design and full-stack engineering

Prototype

Education · Orbital EDU

Challenge

The team needed a education solution that cohort learning platform — without the fragility of stitched-together tools or the overhead of a full custom platform on day one.

Approach

We ran a focused discovery, defined the smallest end-to-end slice that would prove the model, and built on Next.js + Mux so the platform could grow without a rewrite.

Outcome

A prototype product with clear metrics, a documented architecture, and a delivery cadence the internal team can sustain.

Objectives

What we set out to achieve together.

Establish a scalable education foundation aligned to the business model
Ship a production-ready experience that cohort learning platform
Instrument analytics, observability and quality gates from day one
Hand over documentation, playbooks and support pathways for the internal team

Tech stack

The tools chosen to keep the platform reliable, observable and easy to evolve.

Next.js
Mux
Postgres

Milestones

A phased delivery designed to de-risk each stage.

1
Week 1–2
Discovery & architecture
Stakeholder interviews, competitive review, information architecture and technical blueprint approved.
2
Week 3–5
Design system & core flows
Brand-aligned design system, high-fidelity flows for the primary journeys, and accessibility baseline.
3
Week 6–9
Build & integration
Implementation across Next.js, Mux, Postgres, with automated testing and staging environments.
4
Week 10–12
Launch & handover
Performance, security and SEO audit, phased rollout, monitoring dashboards, and team enablement.