Marketplace Ideas Are Easy. Marketplace Budgets Are Not

A lot of founders want to build the “next marketplace.”

But once development starts, questions appear quickly:

How complex will the platform be?

What features are needed first?

How much does multi-vendor functionality add?

And what does scaling infrastructure cost?

The answers can vary a lot depending on the scope.

I found a breakdown that explains what factors actually influence the cost of building a marketplace platform.

For founders who built one — what surprised you most about the cost?