See what existing software can become.

Starting software: commercial inventory/POS source code.

Business gap: purchasing requires internal supplier approval and finance visibility that the default product does not provide.

Possible refit: supplier approval statuses, reviewer roles, approval history, custom purchasing rules, finance notifications and accounting API integration.

Why modify: inventory, products, customers and POS already work; the missing value is a business-specific purchasing workflow.

Starting software: purchased marketplace script.

Business gap: default commission model and vendor onboarding do not match the operator’s business model.

Possible refit: tiered commissions, new vendor verification, branded dashboard, seller performance rules and automated onboarding messages.

Why modify: the expensive marketplace foundations already exist.

Starting software: useful AI-assisted prototype.

Business gap: works for happy-path use but lacks production permissions, audit history and robust error handling.

Possible refit: debug edge cases, introduce role permissions, record audit events, add validation and integrate production services.

Why modify: the prototype already proves the workflow; engineering effort goes into reliability and operational fit.