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7/10/2026
How a social app side project pivoted into a Bangla-first AI platform
Original: I Was Building a Social App. Then I Accidentally Built an AI Startup.
Short summary
A solo founder recounts pivoting from a small social app to building RexiO, a Bangla-first AI platform. What started as a simple RAG-based support chatbot using Gemini evolved into a full orchestration layer with intent classification, 30+ tools, model routing, and custom fine-tuned models. The post highlights the accidental discovery of a real product direction and the journey from a Nokia button phone to launching an AI startup.
- •Pivoted from social app spritex-social to AI platform RexiO after a support chatbot became the main focus
- •RexiO is a Bangla-first AI platform with custom orchestration, intent classification, 30+ tools, and fine-tuned models
- •Solo founder story spanning from a Nokia phone to public launch on July 10, 2026
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