Marketplace

Monittor

Industrial parts marketplace. We led as fractional CTO and shipped the MVP manufacturers used to sell to approved buyers.

Case study

Problem

Monittor targeted a niche manufacturing workflow: helping manufacturers set up online shops so approved buyers could purchase parts for custom machines (initially in the hydroelectric dam industry). This type of marketplace requires trust controls and a product that feels “real” enough to win stakeholders, even at MVP stage.

The founder needed technical leadership to:

Translate a niche industrial workflow into a usable MVP
Make smart architecture/product tradeoffs to keep costs controlled
Ship a proof-of-concept that could be shown to investors and early customers
Coordinate delivery without accumulating unnecessary complexity

Solution

Horizon Labs acted as fractional CTO and guided the MVP build:

Set technical direction and scoped an MVP that could validate the model
Chose a pragmatic, scalable stack (React frontend, Node.js backend)
Applied lean implementation choices to reduce build cost and time (e.g., email authentication instead of a full password system)
Coordinated with a development agency to execute and deliver the MVP end-to-end

Outcome

Delivered an MVP enabling manufacturers to sell machine parts directly to authorized buyers
Produced a proof-of-concept suitable for fundraising and early enterprise/customer conversations
Validated the technical approach and business model (even though the company later ceased operations)

Features & Tech Stack

Fractional CTO leadership + MVP delivery for a specialized industrial marketplace (manufacturer storefronts, buyer access, transactions).

Frontend: React
Backend: Node.js

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