Clients

Mint founder Alex on pivoting from crypto to AI world models, why the team switched to Convex mid-pivot, and how launching fast beat chasing a perfect product.

This video explores how a Y Combinator-backed startup transitioned from a TreeHacks hackathon project to a production-scale real-time application using Convex. The discussion covers the architectural decisions behind choosing a managed backend, highlighting the immediate benefits of built-in WebSockets for UI reactivity and rapid iteration. It also delves into the early technical hurdles of crossing the Node and V8 chasm when handling specialized workloads.

In this video, you will learn to build a powerful realtime chat with React Native and use Convex as the backend. From creating groups to uploading images and styling messages you will learn all the skills you need to build a React Native chat!