My Private Pool

Description

My Private Pool is a peer-to-peer marketplace connecting pool owners with people looking to rent a private pool for the day. The platform is run by CNE International.

Renters search for a pool on a map, open the listing's detail page, then book and pay online, while owners publish their listings on the platform. The marketplace earns a commission on every transaction, so a reliable payment flow and tight control of infrastructure costs, including the Google Maps API that displays pools on the map, weigh directly on its business model.

Our team took over the existing platform in 2023 to fix critical bugs, secure the payment flow and cut hosting and Google Maps costs. Two developers have kept it running in production since then, and are now leading a full rebuild of the web application.

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The Challenge

The platform's payment flow was unstable, directly cutting into the marketplace's commission revenue on every failed transaction. On top of that, the previous hosting provider was overcharging significantly: up to €200/year for the domain and €60/month for hosting. Google Maps API usage also spiked above €600/month during peak summer season.

Our Solution

We stabilized the payment flow to protect commission revenue, migrated the infrastructure to a more cost-effective provider (cutting hosting costs by about 70%), and re-engineered the Google Maps integration to cut peak-season costs by over 90%. We're now leading a full rebuild of the web application: not just a visual refresh, but a rework of the entire platform.

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