How We Built nTakwa: From Idea to App Store
The complete journey of building an AI-powered collaboration platform in Edinburgh. Lessons learned, technical decisions, and what's next.
Read Full StoryInsights on AI, collaboration, and building the future of work
The complete journey of building an AI-powered collaboration platform in Edinburgh. Lessons learned, technical decisions, and what's next.
Read Full StoryA transparent, creator-friendly way for communities to reward valuable contributions. Here's how we designed our payout system.
MonetizationMost AI features feel like gimmicks. Here's how we made AI genuinely useful for organizing conversations into actionable tasks.
AIWhy we chose simplicity over feature bloat. How creator feedback shaped every design decision in nTakwa.
DesignA deep dive into our conversation intelligence models. From NLP to task extraction, here's what happens behind the scenes.
TechnicalGDPR compliance, data encryption, and user control. Our technical approach to building trustworthy AI systems.
SecurityWhy we chose Flutter and how we maintain feature parity across three platforms with a small team.
DevelopmentMeet three creators who turned Discord conversations into shipped projects using nTakwa. Their strategies and results.
Case StudyReal examples from distributed teams replacing meeting overload with intelligent conversation capture.
Remote WorkHow bootcamps and cohort-based courses use nTakwa to help students collaborate beyond chat.
EducationScotland's growing tech ecosystem, world-class universities, and startup-friendly environment. Why Edinburgh is perfect for building AI.
LocationWhy we're building nTakwa and what problem we're really solving. The vision behind transforming conversations into value.
VisionBuilding in public means sharing the real numbers. User growth, revenue, costs, and what we learned in our first 30 days.
MetricsSlack, Discord, and Teams integrations explained. How to bring conversation intelligence to your existing tools.
IntegrationsHow we ensure our AI models perform consistently. Testing strategies for machine learning systems.
TestingHow we moderate at scale while maintaining authentic conversations. Our approach to community health.
ModerationQ4 2025 and Q1 2026 features. Enterprise capabilities, advanced AI, and international expansion plans.
RoadmapLooking for engineers, designers, and business developers passionate about AI and collaboration. Come build with us.
CareersHow we architected for growth. Cloud infrastructure, CDN strategies, and keeping costs manageable.
InfrastructureCelebrating our community and the feedback that shaped nTakwa. User stories and feature requests that made us better.
MilestoneHow we built a scalable design system for cross-platform consistency. Components, colors, and typography choices.
Design SystemIntroducing our platform and vision. Why we started, what we're building, and how you can get involved from day one.
Launch