NexusNexus

Good side projects stall because the right teammates never find them.Good side projects stall because the right teammates never find them.

Nexus turns a social feed into a project marketplace. A pitch lists the exact roles it needs, and developers are matched by the skills on their profiles rather than by follower counts.Nexus turns a social feed into a project marketplace. A pitch lists the exact roles it needs, and developers are matched by the skills on their profiles rather than by follower counts.

1. Pitches are structured. Each pitch names its stack and open roles, which makes matching a query instead of a guess.

   Pitches are structured. Each pitch names its stack and open roles, which makes matching a query instead of a guess.
2. One query for search. Multi-field skill search runs as a single Django Q-object query across models.

   One query for search. Multi-field skill search runs as a single Django Q-object query across models.
3. Kill the N+1. The feed maps related records in memory first, cutting database round-trips by about 90%.

   Kill the N+1. The feed maps related records in memory first, cutting database round-trips by about 90%.

database round-trips per feed loaddatabase round-trips per feed load

−90%−90%

−90%−90%

query for multi-field skill searchquery for multi-field skill search

11

11

core views: feed, pitch, profilecore views: feed, pitch, profile

33

33

• Matching is keyword-based; it doesn't yet understand that FastAPI and Flask are close.

  Matching is keyword-based; it doesn't yet understand that FastAPI and Flask are close.
• Next: embedding-based skill similarity and team-fit suggestions.

  Next: embedding-based skill similarity and team-fit suggestions.