Build the course platform your content deserves — without Teachable's cut
You are paying a course platform 10% of every sale for features you barely use — and missing features you actually need. You have tried building your own course platform with AI tools, and the student dashboard looks great, but video gating leaks content, drip schedules break, and payment processing is half-wired. We finish your custom LMS so you keep 100% of revenue and own your entire student experience.
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“My video lessons are technically gated behind a login, but anyone with the direct URL can watch them without paying.”
AI-generated auth checks often only guard the page wrapper, not the actual video source. A student can right-click, copy the video URL, and share it anywhere. We implement signed URLs with expiration, domain-restricted embedding, and server-side access validation so your content is genuinely protected — not just visually hidden.
“My drip content schedule worked for the first cohort but now Module 3 unlocks on the wrong date for students who enrolled mid-month.”
Drip logic needs to be relative to each student's enrollment date, not hard-coded calendar dates. AI code usually implements one approach and breaks on the other. We build enrollment-relative scheduling that handles mid-cycle signups, paused students, and cohort-based overrides correctly.
“Students finish my course but the certificate generator spits out a blank PDF — or one with the wrong student name.”
PDF generation from dynamic data is notoriously fragile in AI-generated code. Fonts fail to embed, template variables resolve to undefined, and the layout collapses on longer names. We build reliable certificate generation with proper font embedding, dynamic layout scaling, and a unique verification URL for each certificate.
“I want to offer payment plans but my Stripe integration only handles one-time payments — adding subscriptions broke the enrollment flow.”
One-time payments and recurring subscriptions use fundamentally different Stripe objects — Checkout Sessions vs. Subscriptions with billing cycles. Mixing them in the same enrollment flow requires careful state management to grant access on first payment, handle failed installments gracefully, and revoke access only after a true default. We wire up both payment types into a single clean enrollment experience.
What that looks like
A student dashboard with progress tracking, lesson completion checkmarks, and a community discussion area for each module
The progress tracking resets to zero when the student clears their browser cache because completion state is stored in localStorage instead of a database, and the discussion area does not associate comments with the correct lesson — every comment appears on every module.
A custom course platform with video hosting, chapter navigation, and a Stripe-powered enrollment page
The video player works but does not resume where the student left off, the chapter sidebar does not highlight the current lesson, and Stripe Checkout redirects to a success page even when the payment fails because the webhook handler is not verifying payment status.
An automated email sequence that sends lesson reminders, celebrates module completions, and nudges inactive students after 7 days
The reminder emails fire correctly for the first three lessons but then stop because the sequence logic uses a static array index instead of querying the student's actual progress, and the inactivity check counts weekends as inactive days — triggering false alarms every Monday.
What I handle
The work that AI tools start but can't finish.
Fixed pricing
Most course creators projects fit the Micro-SaaS (€399). No custom quotes, no surprises.
Connect a payment provider, third-party API, or external service to your existing app.
Add a complete feature — authentication, database, dashboards, or user-facing functionality.
End-to-end build of a small product — from AI-generated starting point to production-ready.
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Questions course creators ask
I am currently on Teachable/Kajabi/Thinkific — can you migrate my students and content?
Yes. We export your student roster, enrollment history, and progress data through the platform's API, then import it into your new custom system. Your students get new login credentials and pick up exactly where they left off — no lost progress, no re-enrollment.
I host my videos on Vimeo — will that still work with a custom platform?
Absolutely. We integrate directly with Vimeo's API using their domain-restricted privacy settings, so your videos only play on your platform. You keep using Vimeo for hosting and bandwidth — we handle the gating, progress tracking, and player customization.
Why is this the Micro-SaaS tier and not a simpler tier?
A course platform is not a single feature — it is a full application with authentication, payments, content delivery, progress tracking, email automation, and a student-facing portal. The Micro-SaaS tier at €399 covers the full build, not just one integration point. For creators with an existing platform who need a single fix, the Integration tier at €99 works too.
Can I sell both individual courses and a membership that bundles everything?
Yes. We build flexible access control that supports individual course purchases, all-access memberships, and bundle deals — all through a single Stripe integration. Students see exactly what they have access to, and upgrading from a single course to a membership applies their previous payment as a credit.
Tell me what you built
No commitment, no jargon. Just describe what you have and what you need. I'll tell you exactly what it takes to ship it.
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