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SaaS Marketplace · Automotive

My Car Mentors

A verified-mentor marketplace connecting car owners and builders with pros over live video, paid Q&A and full build tracking.

Project Snapshot

The project at a glance

Client

My Car Mentors

Industry

Automotive - Marketplace / SaaS

Project type

Two-sided marketplace platform

Timeline

~16 weeks

Model

Live video, paid Q&A, build tracking

Status

Live

The Challenge

Trustworthy expertise, on demand

Car owners and DIY builders constantly hit problems they can't solve alone - and the expertise they need is scattered across forums and videos that never quite fit their exact car. My Car Mentors set out to fix that: a marketplace connecting owners and builders with verified pros for live, one-to-one help.

Building a trustworthy two-sided marketplace with live video, payments and progress tracking is a serious undertaking. It had to feel safe on both sides - owners needed confidence the mentor was legit; mentors needed a reliable way to get paid and manage sessions - and it had to make a build feel supported over time, not just one-off answers.

My Car Mentors
Our Approach

Built around trust and momentum

We designed the platform around trust and momentum. Mentor verification, clear profiles and reviews build confidence; live video and paid Q&A make expert help immediate; and full build tracking turns scattered fixes into a documented journey owners can follow and mentors can guide.

We engineered it as a real two-sided SaaS: onboarding and verification for mentors, discovery and booking for owners, integrated live sessions, paid Q&A, and a payments layer that makes the whole exchange feel safe and seamless.

  • Verified mentors, so owners trust who they are talking to.
  • Live, one-to-one video help built right into the platform.
  • Paid Q&A: a structured way to ask, answer and get compensated.
  • Full build tracking so every project is documented and guided over time.
  • Two-sided by design, with tailored experiences for owners and for mentors.
What We Built

Key features, done properly

Mentor Verification

A vetting and profile system that establishes trust before the first session.

Live Video Sessions

Real-time, one-to-one guidance connecting owners with the right pro.

Paid Q&A

Structured questions and expert answers with payment handled end-to-end.

Build Tracking

Document every stage of a build so progress and advice stay in one place.

Discovery & Matching

Owners find the right mentor for their exact car and problem.

Payments & Payouts

A secure layer that makes paying and getting paid effortless.

How It Was Built

A clear, proven process

STEP 01

Marketplace Design

We modelled both sides - owners and mentors - and the trust, booking and payment flows between them.

STEP 02

UX & Product Design

We designed discovery, live sessions, Q&A and build tracking as one coherent experience.

STEP 03

Full-Stack Build

We engineered the two-sided platform: verification, live video, payments and tracking.

STEP 04

Launch & Grow

We launched, monitored real sessions and continue to refine and extend.

Under The Hood

The stack that powers it

Product & Frontend

A responsive marketplace UI for both owners and mentors.

Realtime & Payments

Live video sessions, paid Q&A and secure payment/payout flows.

Backend & Data

Verification, matching, build-tracking data and scalable APIs.

The Outcome

What it delivers

Two-sided

Owners and mentors, one platform

Live video

Real-time expert help

Verified

Trust built into onboarding

Tracked

Every build documented

My Car Mentors launched as a full marketplace - not just a directory - where owners get live, trustworthy expertise and mentors get a real way to help and earn.

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