Notes on building platforms
Practical guides on what marketplaces, SaaS products and AI agents cost, how long they take and the features that make them work.
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- PlatformsHow escrow payments work on a service marketplaceA plain-English walk through holding a buyer’s payment until the work is approved, releasing it to the seller and handling disputes fairly.
- PlatformsHow long does it take to build a job board?A realistic week-by-week plan for a custom job board, from the first database table to launch, and the decisions that speed it up or slow it…
- PlatformsBuilding an online auction platform: the features that matterTimed or live bidding, maximum bids, reserve prices and buyer verification: what an auction platform needs on day one, and what can wait.
- PlatformsHow to build a learning platform students actually finishThe LMS features that keep students moving, from course structure and live classes to exams, certificates and fair payment plans.
- PlatformsReal estate portal features buyers actually useMap search, saved searches, viewing bookings and fast enquiries: the property portal features that turn browsers into buyers, and the ones y…
- PlatformsYour SaaS first version: what to build first and what to leave outHow to scope the first version of a SaaS product around one core job, with sign-up, billing and an admin panel, so you can launch in weeks r…
