--- title: Building Edumo | Edumo Blog description: "Build-in-public notes from the team making Edumo: product decisions, mistakes and what we are learning about tools for language teachers." image: https://edumo.io/hubfs/edumo/blog-images/blog-listing-social-card_1200x630.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://edumo.io/blog/tag/building-edumo#main-content) [![Edumo logo](https://edumo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/brand/logo_text_h48.webp?width=204&height=48&name=logo_text_h48.webp)](https://edumo.io/) - [Why Edumo?](https://edumo.io/blog/tag/building-edumo#why) Show submenu for Why Edumo? - [Language schools](https://edumo.io/product-for-language-schools) - [Language teachers](https://edumo.io/product-for-educators) - [Cases](https://edumo.io/cases) - [Resources](https://edumo.io/getting-started) Show submenu for Resources - [AI Guide](https://edumo.io/resources/ai-guide) - [Tutorials](https://edumo.io/getting-started) - [Blog](https://edumo.io/blog) - [Login](https://app.edumo.io/#/auth/signin) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Why Edumo?](https://edumo.io/blog/tag/building-edumo#why) Show submenu for Why Edumo? - [Language schools](https://edumo.io/product-for-language-schools) - [Language teachers](https://edumo.io/product-for-educators) - [Cases](https://edumo.io/cases) - [Resources](https://edumo.io/getting-started) Show submenu for Resources - [AI Guide](https://edumo.io/resources/ai-guide) - [Tutorials](https://edumo.io/getting-started) - [Blog](https://edumo.io/blog) - [Login](https://app.edumo.io/#/auth/signin) - [Try Edumo!](https://app.edumo.io/#/auth/signup) [Try Edumo!](https://app.edumo.io/#/auth/signup) # Building Edumo Behind the scenes of building a language teaching platform, from design decisions and mistakes to learnings and the journey from prototype to product. ## New here? 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Good alternatives for language teachers are Ellii, ...](https://edumo.io/blog/duolingo-for-schools-alternative-language-teachers) ## Latest [![Team of three colleagues discussing app feedback around a conference table with laptop and sticky notes](https://edumo.io/hubfs/edumo/blog-images/edumo-beta-language-learning-feedback.webp)](https://edumo.io/blog/edumo-beta-language-learning-feedback) [Building Edumo](https://edumo.io/blog/tag/building-edumo) ## [What We Learned Launching Edumo's Beta for Language Teachers](https://edumo.io/blog/edumo-beta-language-learning-feedback) After months of beta testing with language teachers, five patterns emerged: teachers want more exerc... 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