Marketplace, pre-launch
Two-sided marketplace that hasn't onboarded supply yet — focus on listings, payments, identity verification, and matching.
- 01Auth + identity
Clerk
Drop-in authentication and user management for modern apps.
Why this: Marketplaces need verified identities on both sides — Clerk handles user profiles + verification flows.
- 02Database
Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres, auth, storage.
Why this: Postgres queries cover listing search, geo queries and joins.
- 03Search
Algolia
Hosted search-as-a-service for typo-tolerant instant search.
Why this: Typo-tolerant search is table-stakes for marketplaces.
- 04Payments + Connect
Stripe
Payments infrastructure for the internet.
Why this: Stripe Connect for split payments to supply-side accounts.
- 05Transactional email
Resend
Email API for developers. Send transactional and marketing email at scale.
Why this: Booking confirmations, dispute notifications, reminders.
- 06Hosting
Vercel
Frontend hosting and serverless platform built for Next.js.
Why this: Next.js for SEO-driven listing pages.
- 07Landing pages
Framer
No-code site builder used by designers and marketing teams.
Why this: Marketing team can update creative without engineering bandwidth.
- 08Customer support
Crisp
Live chat widget, knowledge base and shared inbox.
Why this: Dispute handling needs human-in-the-loop chat.
- 09Project management
Linear
Issue tracking built for product teams that ship fast.
Why this: Coordinate supply onboarding and demand activation in one tracker.
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