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Personalized Search Marketplace Platform Development

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development
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Industry
Industry

Information Technology

Duration
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17 months

Budget
Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date
Start Date

1 May 2017

Team Size
Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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75/100
Good

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Client

Find.me

mapAsse, Belgium

Project Summary

Nortal assisted Find.me with development of a personalized digital marketplace and search platform, producing mockups, interface designs, and core platform features. The vendor completed a basic version of the platform that has received uniformly positive feedback and remains under active development. The team was flexible with invoicing and collaborative across distributed teams, helping the startup overcome early cash-flow challenges.

Key Challenges

  • Needed a vendor to develop a digital marketplace platform.
  • Coordinate development across a distributed technical team in Belgium, Ukraine, and Panama.

Project Deliverables

  • Mockups
  • Interface design
  • Personalized marketplace platform (basic version)
  • Virtual assistant feature
  • Technology stack recommendations

Project Solution

The vendor ran a trial phase to produce several mockups, recommended an appropriate technology stack, designed the user interface, and implemented the platform. Development used Elasticsearch, Microsoft Azure, MongoDB, and Python. The vendor provided four developers to augment the client’s internal team and has continued iterative development (including a virtual assistant feature) while working remotely with the client’s distributed teams.

Project Outcome

  • Flexible invoicing helped the startup manage early cash-flow challenges.
  • Platform launched supporting the automotive industry and is being expanded to additional verticals (real estate, jobs).
  • No bugs reported; the work was described as extremely high-quality.
  • Positive internal feedback; the CTO and industry partners praised the platform.

Platforms

  • CloudCloud
  • WebWeb

Tech Stack

  • ElasticsearchElasticsearch
  • AzureAzure
  • MongoDBMongoDB
  • PythonPython

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.38star4 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Nortal (formerly Pwrteams) completed a basic version of the platform, which has received unanimously positive feedback. The team’s flexibility was instrumental to the early success of the business. As the development work continues, they remain collaborative, prepared, and committed to the project.”

Stefan Ceulemans

CEO

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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