A childcare marketplace for Muslim families. Discovery to working product in two weeks.
The founder had 2,000+ Instagram followers and a real community. But everything ran through DMs and spreadsheets. Every match was manual.
Muslim families need things generic platforms don't ask about: Islamic practice levels, hijab comfort, Quran teaching, halal dietary needs. Care.com doesn't have those fields.
She needed to prove the model fast. Something that worked now, not six months from now.
90-minute call to learn what makes this community different. Not the label "Muslim childcare," but the actual questions parents ask and the qualities sitters need to show.
That call shaped the whole data model. Faith level, care preferences, Quran support, dietary restrictions, hijab status. Every field came from real needs.
I skipped the recommendation engine. Built signup flows and sitter profiles first. Matching happened manually through Google Sheets.
That proved the model right away. The founder could validate that her matching criteria actually worked before I automated anything.
Custom forms for faith level, Quran support, care preferences, and dietary needs. The fields that matter here and don't exist anywhere else.
Availability, rates ($20/hr minimum), experience, and cultural alignment. Sitters set their own pricing.
Stripe-powered subscription to access the sitter network. Pricing page, billing management, done.
Application review, profile management, subscription tracking, and manual matching. Everything needed to run the business while automation catches up.
Deep olive green, warm vintage feel. Watercolor illustrations, real family photography. Welcoming and culturally grounded.
App Router, server actions, streaming
Client components, form handling
Type-safe forms and database queries
Utility-first styling, responsive design
PostgreSQL database, authentication, storage
Accessible component primitives
I build marketplaces, subscription platforms, and admin tools. Discovery to deployment. Fast iterations, real users from day one.
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