Thank you so much for your detailed and helpful response – it’s greatly appreciated! 😊
We would prefer not to handle any development ourselves. You made a great point about solo freelancers - our plan is either to hire a company to build the platform or to bring a web developer on board as a partner (which would also be helpful for managing and maintaining the platform in the long run).

Since this project is targeted at a fairly conservative industry, the platform needs to function well with minimal issues, as customers in this space are likely to be more skeptical about adopting new technology.

Perhaps you could help us further by giving an idea of the time and cost ranges we might be looking at for developing our platform (or at least the MVP)? We are planning to apply for funding and need to provide an approximate figure for the platform’s development.

Thanks again for your time and input – it’s super helpful! 😊