Platform strategy
A platform strategy settles, before development starts, whether a website, web app, native app, marketplace or SaaS product fits your business model.
What the platform choice decides
The platform shapes costs, risks and operating effort for years. The wrong choice often forces a rebuild.
The key questions
Who uses the platform, how often and on which devices?
Which data and systems need to be connected?
How does it make money: directly, through efficiency or through loyalty?
What applies to security, data protection and accessibility?
Approach
After interviews and a workshop, we compare platforms by effort, operating costs, risk and time to launch.
A responsive web app or progressive web app is often more economical than separate native apps.
Operation counts too: over the years, hosting, updates, monitoring and support often cost more than the first version.
Own platform or existing marketplace
An existing marketplace or SaaS product is sometimes faster and cheaper. Your own platform pays off when customer data, processes or pricing are your competitive edge.
Outcome
You receive a reasoned recommendation with an architecture sketch, rough costs and risks as a basis for your decision and budget.