Education

Online interactive learning platform for Product Designers & Engineers

Web and Mobile App

Product Manager & Design Lead

4 team members

  • Love Circular is a platform that helps designers, software and data engineers level up their skills and incomes. They train talent and place them in real-world tech roles. Students earned $30M in annual salaries in 2024.

Education
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The challenge

Streamlining a scattered learning stack

  • Students bounced between Mighty Networks (course modules), Slack & Discord (community chat), Zoom and Google Meets links (live sessions), and a Notion archive (recorded work sessions). It worked, but it was a bit of a mess.

  • With a pre-seed raise on the horizon, we needed a single platform that could host lessons, live streams, and real-time notifications so learners could focus on learning, not link-hunting. Investors pressed about our IP and ability to scale; this was the stepping stone to building that.

Web and Mobile App
Web and Mobile App
Web and Mobile App

The outcome

  • A learning platform built with Next.js, Vercel, and Supabase.

  • The MVP included student dashboards, course modules, and embedded live and recorded sessions using StreamYard.

  • Students could log in, join live sessions, rewatch recordings, and track progress—all from one platform.

  • Design was responsive across mobile and web to reduce friction during onboarding and use.

The impact

  • The MVP never went public, as a £500k fundraising commit fell through and the company had to let go of staff.

  • Internal tests showed strong engagement, low churn, and high recurring usage from students.

  • Students reported improved learning experiences by having everything in one place instead of juggling multiple tools.

  • Building the MVP highlighted how a fully-owned learning environment improves retention and user satisfaction.

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Zaire Allen

Zaire Allen

Senior Product Designer & Design Engineer

New York City

Ex-Founder Love Circular—an edtech startup that launched tech careers. $2M+ Revenue, 400 Designers placed in first job, $30M in salaries 2024.

Notable clients

Grace O'Malley Whisky
Website
2024
Google
Website
2021
Ocean Finance
Website
2020
Domino's
Mobile
2019
Mobo Awards
Mobile & Website
2017
Universal Music Group
Website
2016
BE83
Website
2016
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