Building a Web3 application from scratch is never a straight line. It is a series of iterations, testing cycles, pivot points, and engineering breakthroughs.

With NEXTai nextai-99aa5.web.app officially selected as one of the 21 featured projects in the Gimbalabs Piece of Pie 2026 Yearbook, I want to take a look back at our 12-week development journey. Let’s look up coming post to get the insight right here as we go stage by stage. THIS WEEK !! THIS SUMMER !!


Stage 1: The Blueprint & Foundation (Weeks 1 – 3)

  1. Goal: Designing the system architecture, authentication loops, and database structure.
  2. The Journey: Every great project starts with layout and access control. During the first three weeks, the focus was entirely on establishing a secure, fast, and beautiful entry point. We integrated Firebase Auth supporting both Google OAuth and traditional credentials. The database rules were written to ensure users could securely access their dossiers while keeping survey and user answer states sandboxed.
  3. Milestone: A responsive, dark-themed dashboard shell with real-time profile listeners.