Bangladesh's first Bangla-native, AI-agentic, live commerce-enabled multi-vendor marketplace with regulatory compliance, marketplace trust, and production-grade architecture.
Think of PRISM Commerce as a mix of Daraz, Shopify, and a smart business assistant, built entirely for Bangladesh.
Small merchants in Bangladesh struggle with multiple platforms: selling on Facebook, tracking stock in notebooks or scattered software, managing bKash payments manually, and guessing what customers will buy next.
PRISM Commerce is a unified platform that solves all of these problems at once by combining four major features:
- A Massive Marketplace: Reach buyers directly.
- SaaS Tools: Manage your inventory, sales, and payments from one dashboard.
- Local Payment & Trust Ecosystem: Fully handles bKash, SSLCommerz, and Bangladesh Bank’s Escrow regulations.
- Agentic Artificial Intelligence: PRISM doesn't just give you advice; it has a smart Bangla-speaking assistant (Sahayak) that can automatically create discounts, reply to customers, and re-order stock for you.
To understand the full depth of PRISM Commerce, please refer to the attached detailed planning documents. They document our journey from a V1 academic concept to a V4 production-ready startup plan.
- PRISM Commerce Project Plan V4.0.0 — (Latest) Full production-grade startup plan (1640+ lines).
- PRISM Commerce Project Plan V3.0.0 — The V3 phase introducing hybrid monetization.
- PRISM Commerce Project Plan V2.0.0 — Enhanced course-level architecture plan.
- PRISM Commerce Project Plan V1.0.0 — Original proof-of-concept plan.
- PRISM Team Plan (Markdown) — Detailed 15-month roadmap, 4-person equity split, and specific role responsibilities.
- PRISM Team Plan (Docx) — Word document version of the team plan.
- Bangla Overview (বাংলা সারসংক্ষেপ) — Visual diagrams and a layman’s explanation of the startup completely in Bengali.
- V3 to V4 Changelog — What changed to make the project production-ready.
- V2 to V3 Changelog
- V1 to V2 Changelog
This folder contains the recruitment outreach templates and legal documents used to evaluate, onboard, and formalise founding-team members for PRISM Commerce. It includes role-specific outreach messages, a mutual NDA template, and the standard Equity Vesting Agreement.
How to use
- Initial outreach: use the Universal template to gauge interest, then send the appropriate role-specific message.
- Role follow-up: use the role templates in
PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/Recruitment_Message/(Member_B, Member_C, Member_D) to present responsibilities and proposed equity. - NDA before details: always obtain a signed NDA (see
Legal_Docs/PRISM_NDA_v2_0_0.docx) before sharing confidential architecture, financials, or roadmap. - Commitment: for candidates who accept an offer, execute the Vesting Agreement (
Legal_Docs/PRISM_Vesting_Agreement_v2_0_0.docx) and follow the vesting schedule. - Customisation: replace placeholders (e.g., [Name], [Role], equity %, Start Date) when sending messages. Do not alter legal language without counsel.
Contents
- PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/readme.md — overview (this file)
- PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/Recruitment_Message/Universal.txt — initial outreach template
- PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/Recruitment_Message/Member_B.txt — Frontend Lead template (20% equity example)
- PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/Recruitment_Message/Member_C.txt — Backend (Payments & Compliance) template (20% equity example)
- PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/Recruitment_Message/Member_D.txt — QA & Growth template (18% equity example)
- PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/Legal_Docs/PRISM_NDA_v2_0_0.docx — Mutual NDA template (2-year confidentiality; 12‑month non-compete/non-solicit)
- PRISM_Recruitment_&_Legal_Docs/Legal_Docs/PRISM_Vesting_Agreement_v2_0_0.docx — Equity Vesting Agreement (15-month schedule; 3-month cliff)
Notes & Legal Guidance
- These templates are intended as internal starting-point documents only. Seek independent legal advice before modifying or executing any legal document. The English text is authoritative; Bangla summaries are provided for convenience.
- Standard process: Universal → role-specific → NDA → full plan share → Vesting Agreement → onboarding.
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PRISM implements modern, robust technologies built to scale to millions of concurrent users.
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | Next.js 15 (App Router, PPR, PWA) |
| Mobile App | React Native (Expo) |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui + Radix |
| Backend Core | NestJS + TypeScript (CQRS + Event Sourcing) |
| Database | PostgreSQL 16 + pgvector + Read Replica |
| Cache & Queue | Redis 7 + BullMQ |
| ML Engine | ONNX Runtime (GBR demand forecasting) |
| GenAI | Ollama (Llama 3.2, agentic) + OpenAI GPT-4o fallback |
| Search | Meilisearch (full-text) + pgvector (semantic/RAG) |
| Real-time | Socket.io + SSE |
| Live Video | LiveKit (WebRTC SFU) + HLS Recording |
| Payments | bKash + Nagad + SSLCommerz + Bangla QR + Rocket + Escrow |
| Notifications | WhatsApp Business Cloud API + Email + Web Push |
| Infrastructure | Docker + Grafana + Prometheus + Sentry + OpenTelemetry |
Unlike typical software, PRISM has 15 interconnected AI modules acting as the "brain" of the platform.
| # | Module | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | ONNX GBR Forecasting | Predicts sales (7/14/30d) using 13 features including weather + festival signals |
| 02 | Smart Reorder Point | Alerts vendors before stockout using AI-adjusted safety stock |
| 03 | Sales Velocity Ranker | Identifies trending and decelerating products |
| 04 | Coupon Optimizer | Recommends minimum discount to clear surplus stock |
| 05 | Anomaly Detector | Flags suspicious orders using Z-score (6 signals including COD history) |
| 06 | Vendor Performance Score | 0-100 composite trust metric with tier badges |
| 07 | WhatsApp Notifications | EN + বাংলা alerts (12 template types) |
| 08 | Cross-Vendor Emergence | Category velocity aggregated across all vendors securely |
| 09 | Feedback Loop | Auto-retrains ML model when forecast error > 25% |
| 10 | Weather Engine | Translates monsoon + heat metrics into sales demand via OpenWeatherMap |
| 11 | What-If Planner | Interactive scenario simulation with ONNX re-inference |
| 12 | Agentic GenAI Sahayak 🆕 | Bangla & English AI that ACTS on requests (makes coupons, adds to cart, etc.) |
| 13 | RAG Semantic Search | Natural-language Bangla product discovery powered by pgvector |
| 14 | Opportunity Engine 🆕 | Proactive pricing intelligence refreshing every 15-minutes |
| 15 | Bundle Recommender 🆕 | AI-generated product pairing from co-purchase analytics patterns |
Built from day one to respect the reality of doing retail in Bangladesh.
- 🕌 Festival Intelligence Calendar — Accounts for sales surges during Eid, Puja, and Boishakh.
- 🌧️ Weather-Aware Demand — Lowers digital demand but boosts specific product sales during Monsoons.
- 💬 WhatsApp Business API — Sellers and Buyers communicate naturally over WhatsApp templates.
- 💳 Bangla QR & Escrow — Compliant up to the June 2026 mandates of Bangladesh Bank digital commerce.
- 🚚 Local 3PL Ready — Built-in shipping hooks for Pathao, Paperfly, RedX, Steadfast, and eCourier.
- 🏪 Offline POS Mode — Accept sales offline inside the physical store; inventory syncs to the cloud automatically.
PRISM Commerce offers an incredibly accessible Hybrid SaaS + Commission business model for our vendors:
| Tier | Price (৳/mo) | Products | Commission | Key Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | ৳0 | 5 | 5% | Basic forecast, 3 AI queries/day |
| Starter | ৳500 | 50 | 4% | Full AI + POS + 2 live streams/mo |
| Growth | ৳2,000 | 500 | 3% | GenAI + What-If + Opportunity Engine + Unlimited Live |
| Pro | ৳5,000 | Unlimited | 2.5% | API access + Brand Store + Dedicated CSM |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited | 2% | Everything + White-Label + SLA |
| Dimension | V1 (Course Demo) | V2 (Enhanced Plan) | V3 (Startup Vision) | V4 (Production Ready) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Modules | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| GenAI Type | None | None | Sahayak (Advisor Mode) | Sahayak V2 (Agentic Mode) |
| Commerce Scope | Static Web | PWA Web | Live Video + Social | Live + Short-form Reels + POS |
| Trust/Security | Minimal | Minimal | Vendor Performance | Verified Vendors + Buyer Protect + BD Escrow |
| Payments | Sandbox | Sandbox | Production Keys | + Bangla QR + Escrow Lifecycle |
| Tech Architecture | Standard Monolith | Monolith | Modular Monolith | CQRS + Event Sourcing + Read Replicas |
| DB Tables | ~15 | ~20 | ~30 | 50+ Database Entities |
"একটি প্লাটফর্ম যা বাংলাদেশের প্রতিটি ছোট দোকানদারকে AI-এর ক্ষমতা দিয়ে সজ্জিত করে — এবং তাদের হয়ে কাজও করে।"
"A platform that equips every small shopkeeper in Bangladesh with the power of AI — and acts on their behalf."
This project, its architecture, and the PRISM Commerce platform are the intellectual property of Sagar Biswas. All rights reserved. Do not distribute, modify, or use for commercial purposes without explicit permission.
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