Journal
Notes on how this marketplace is built and why it makes the choices it does.
The rider is not a delivery detail
Most marketplaces treat delivery as something that happens after the transaction. In Luweero the boda-boda rider is the logistics network, and building the platform around that is what makes same-day delivery real.
Selling a harvest before it is picked
Farmers in Luweero plant against a guess about what next season will pay. Pre-harvest reservations turn that guess into an order book — with the buyer’s money held in escrow until the crop is delivered.
Why the money waits: escrow in a district marketplace
Buying from someone you have never met is a trust problem before it is a logistics problem. Escrow and a one-time delivery code are how ArcardeMall makes a first order a reasonable risk for both sides.