How Bullseye Boosted Revenue by $500K Through AI-Driven Platform Modernization
Project Overview
We transformed Bullseye’s K-12 platform with AI automation, modern infrastructure, fractional CTO leadership, and UX redesign—delivering 82% retention, $500K revenue growth, and improved workflow efficiency.
Additional Revenue
Retention Rate
Improved Workflow Efficiency
Faster Feature Delivery
Company
Bullseye
Industry
EdTech (K-12)
Founded
2016
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The Challenge
Bullseye needed to transform its K-12 platform from a slow, manual system into an AI-powered coaching powerhouse. Manual processes and complex workflows were blocking its growth. So, it needed a faster, smarter way to conduct classroom walkthroughs and teacher coaching.
The Outcome
Bullseye unlocked rapid growth with an AI-powered coaching ecosystem that educators love. The platform now drives 82% retention and $500K more revenue with higher user satisfaction and faster onboarding.
“Liberate Labs’ work has helped increase product development velocity while decreasing expenses, resulting in profitability and 33% more customer accommodation.”
Ryan Cristal
CEO, Bullseye
Platform Overview
Bullseye delivers a comprehensive K-12 platform that transforms classroom observations, teacher coaching, and feedback processes for school districts nationwide. Their solution helps educational leaders conduct effective walkthroughs, provide targeted coaching, and drive meaningful instructional improvements—all essential for enhancing teacher performance and student achievement.
Navigating Bullseye's Toughest Roadblocks
After seven years without a major platform refresh, Bullseye’s K-12 education platform was in serious decline. CEO Ryan Cristal found himself in an impossible position: despite his limited technical background, he was forced to micromanage an engineering team while watching customer churn increase.
“I was being stretched impossibly thin while acting as both CEO and de facto CTO,” explains Ryan. “Our platform was losing effectiveness, clients were beginning to churn, and we lacked data on how users were actually engaging with our product.”
Four fundamental challenges threatened Bullseye's survival:
Feature development had slowed to a crawl. Without access to top engineering talent and clear ownership structures, Bullseye struggled to implement educator feedback or launch competitive features. New capabilities that should have taken weeks were taking months or quarters to reach users.
The absence of strategic technical guidance created a significant barrier. Without a formal CTO or product leadership, Bullseye lacked a cohesive development operations strategy and product roadmap. This leadership gap prevented the company from aligning technical investments with business objectives.
Bullseye effectively addressed manual documentation challenges but couldn’t leverage AI to take this solution to the next level. The company lacked the specialized expertise to integrate generative AI capabilities that could dramatically enhance the value proposition for school leaders and further reduce administrative burden.
The platform wasn’t speaking educators’ language. Educators accustomed to intuitive consumer apps found Bullseye’s interface clunky and difficult to navigate, especially on mobile devices. This experience gap was driving lower adoption rates and preventing the platform from becoming an essential daily tool.
From Concept to Breakthrough: A Methodical Innovation Journey
To tackle Bullseye’s complex challenges, we implemented a three-phase transformation approach:
01
Discovery & Strategic Planning
First, we conducted in-depth user research with educators, mapping pain points and identifying high-impact opportunities.
02
Rapid Prototyping & Development
Next, we deployed parallel work streams – engineering improvements, AI integration, and UX overhaul – delivering incremental value every 14 days.
03
Continuous Optimization
Finally, we deployed a feedback-driven development cycle, measuring user engagement to refine features based on real classroom usage.
Rebuilding the Future of Classroom Coaching
Working hand-in-hand with Bullseye’s team, we engineered a complete platform revolution that addressed core challenges while preserving their educational expertise.
Intelligent Workflow Automation
We eliminated tedious manual processes with custom AI frameworks that adapt to each district’s unique instructional approach.
Accelerated Development Cycles
We reimagined Bullseye’s platform with AI-powered automation, slashing manual processes and enabling educators to focus on improving classroom instruction.
Intuitive Multi-Device Experience
Our redesigned interface delivers seamless functionality across phones, tablets, and desktops, making classroom observations effortless for busy administrators.
AI-Powered Automation and Workflow Optimization
To simplify Bullseye’s operations and enhance usability for educators, we introduced AI-driven automation and modernized workflows.
Custom AI Framework Generator
We built district-specific instructional frameworks that automatically adapt to each school’s unique teaching standards. This enabled educators to save time and maintain focus.
Smart Text Box Optimization
Our real-time feedback engine suggests personalized coaching comments based on observation data. As a result, administrators can now provide 3x more feedback without sacrificing quality.
AI-powered Objective Insights
Our AI-driven Objective Insights analyzes previous session scores and notes, automatically identifying performance patterns and providing targeted recommendations. This saves school leaders hours while helping them deliver more effective teacher coaching.
Impact – 6X Faster Workflows
The AI Framework creator delivered an 83% reduction in workflow time (60 to 10 minutes), while technical upgrades cut page load times by 70%. Legacy technologies upgraded to modern standards eliminated critical UI bugs, dramatically improving user experience.
“I just heard from Cassie today that the new iteration of the AI Framework creator tool was not only good enough to be useful but actually reduced the time she would have had to spend creating 2 frameworks from ~60 minutes to ~10 minutes, a 6x improvement! Awesome work, @Jihad Iqbal @saad, and the Bullseye AI Team!”
Ryan Cristal
CEO, Bullseye
Engineering Excellence & Feature Development
To break through Bullseye’s development bottlenecks, we implemented a complete technical transformation that prioritized speed and scalability without sacrificing quality.
Redesigning Engineering Infrastructure
We rebuilt Bullseye’s deployment pipelines with modern CI/CD architecture for continuous delivery. This allowed the team to implement changes in days rather than months while maintaining 99.9% reliability.
Full-Stack Feature Development
Our teacher self-reflection video system gave instructors unprecedented ability to review their classroom performance. District leaders gained comprehensive visibility through our interactive data visualization dashboards.
Automated Quality Assurance
We implemented automated testing routines that caught potential issues before they reached production. This dramatically improved platform stability while reducing the QA burden on Bullseye’s small team.
Impact – 70% Faster Feature Delivery
New features now reach educators 70% faster, maintaining 99.9% platform reliability. Districts report that principals can identify teaching trends across classrooms in minutes rather than weeks.
Product Strategy & Fractional CTO Leadership
Beyond technical implementation, Bullseye needed strategic direction to align product development with business goals and user needs. So, we stepped in to provide comprehensive leadership that transformed their approach to product development.
Data-Driven Product Roadmapping
We helped Bullseye prioritize features based on user engagement data rather than assumptions. By analyzing which workflows drove the most value, we created a strategic roadmap that maximized ROI for each development sprint.
Fractional CTO Leadership
Our team provided the executive-level technical leadership Bullseye had been missing. This freed CEO Ryan from technical micromanagement while ensuring the platform’s architecture supported long-term business objectives.
User-Centric Feature Prioritization
By prioritizing instant feedback tools and real-time analytics, we ensured every development sprint delivered meaningful value to educators. This approach transformed how Bullseye evaluated feature requests and measured success.
Impact – Transformed Leadership Focus
With fractional CTO leadership in place, Bullseye’s executive team shifted from technical firefighting to strategic growth initiatives. CEO Ryan reported gaining back significant time to focus on customer relationships and business development.
Complete Platform Redesign and Modernization
To overcome Bullseye’s usability challenges, we executed a transformative platform redesign that prioritized educator workflows and cross-device functionality.
Revamped Product Strategy
We collaborated closely with Bullseye’s leadership to refine their product vision. This ensured new features directly address educator pain points identified through systematic user research.
Brand New Design System
We created Bullseye’s first formal design system, implementing atomic design principles that standardized over 100 screens. This approach created a scalable foundation for both current and future platform iterations.
Front-End Technology Migration
We’re rebuilding Bullseye’s front end with modern technologies, dramatically improving device performance and creating a foundation for future innovation.
Impact – Foundation for Scalable Growth
The modernized design system and technology migration established a future-proof foundation for Bullseye. This architectural transformation will enable rapid feature development while maintaining visual consistency and performance across all platform touchpoints.
The Results of the Bullseye-Liberate Labs Partnership
The AI-powered transformation delivered extraordinary outcomes that redefined Bullseye’s potential in K-12 educational technology:
82% Retention Rate
User retention rate soared to 82% as educators embraced the intuitive platform. School districts renewed their contracts and expanded usage across more schools.
$500,000 Revenue Growth
Bullseye unlocked $5M in additional annual revenue by enhancing customer retention and driving platform adoption. This financial growth directly reflects the platform’s increased value to educational leaders.
83% Workflow Efficiency
Administrative tasks that once took 60 minutes now take just 10 minutes. School leaders can focus on meaningful instructional feedback rather than documentation.
Increased Product Adoption
With real-time analytics and instant feedback becoming indispensable classroom management tools, educators now spend more time on impactful instruction and less on administrative overhead.
70% Faster Development
New features now reach educators in days instead of months. This acceleration allowed Bullseye to quickly respond to market needs and stay ahead of competitors.
“They just go above and beyond. Not only are they an amazing full-stack product design and development shop with highly competitive prices - they also have bought into our company's mission as if it were their own, they have acquired a deep understanding of our business and the nuanced complexities of our product, and have really just become fully integrated as part of our Bullseye team. I couldn't recommend Liberate Labs any more highly!”
Ryan Cristal
CEO, Bullseye
Tools and Technologies Used
Backend
Ruby on Rails
Python
FastAPI
Data management & Processing
PostgreSQL
AWS S3
Frontend
ReactJS
VueJS
TailwindCSS
AI technology
OpenAI’s GPT
Langchain
Langsmith
Langgraph agentic framework
Cloud Hosting
Heroku
DigitalOcean
Additional tools
Git
lightweight, high-performance APIs.
ClickUp
Robust, secure, enterprise-ready applications.
Metabase
Seamless AI model integration into workflows.
Userflow
Precise recommendations and enriched data analysis.
Intercom
seamlessly integrate AI workflows into your stack.
Company
Bullseye
Industry
EdTech (K-12)
Founded
2016
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