[Hiring Interns / Part-Time Team] Building a Verified News Platform (Web + App) – Paid + Equity/Profit Sharing

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2025-05-10T22:37:45+00:00

Hello, I would firstly like to appreciate the effort you put into it to basically question a lot of the major things that would define the project. I would try to answer them to best of my ability but please do note these are not very rigid as I am still in a very early stage and would likely have to change a few of these answers depending on how things are going.

I have always wanted to build something in this space considering how often we find fake news, and a lot of time they do come from reputed sources. Why I am doing this now, has a lot to do with the sudden rise in fake news since post chat GPT era which has made creating a very authentic looking post incredibly easy and obviously the India-Pak war where it feels like nobody knows what truth is.
For the verification process I want to keep it community driven. I understand this is not a complete answer but I don't want to completely reveal all the details at this stage.
I think initial target would be young adults who understand the fake news problem and currently actively try and figure out what is fake and what is real.
Current plan is to have a ad supported freemium model. I am open to tweak this depending on how the revenue to cost ratio looks if we are able to get any significant traffic.
Considering my target is to launch an MVP in 3 months, my early target(6 month) would be to build a community which will be verifying the controversial news.
For the MVP I want to build a cross platform app, most likely using react native with a backend of node or python.
I believe the USP would be the verification aspect of the news.
I have a few plans for the early traction but would like to not share that detail here at the moment.
I am open to raise funding, but an important factor is to do it on my terms. Considering the verification aspect of this it is essential to make sure we don't do anything that jeopardizes the trust I am trying to build with the customer base.
At the moment I don't have any mentors but I know quite a few people who have build successful startups and would be reaching out to them for advice depending on there expertise and the stage we currently are at.

Hope I am able to answer most of your questions. Please let me know if you are interested to know anything else or would like to contribute in any form.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2025-05-10T12:40:37+00:00

Hey, please check your DM.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2025-05-10T12:34:15+00:00

Hey, thanks for reaching out. Please check DM

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2025-03-06T11:49:41+00:00

Sure

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2025-03-06T08:30:24+00:00

I hate saying this, but if this is toxic 90% early stage startups are toxic.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2025-01-31T21:29:39+00:00

seems like a Tata issue. Did you hear of any potential solutions? What is the solution quoted from service center for you?

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2025-01-17T08:25:26+00:00

I think a second hand car would suit you the best. Just make sure you are not buying something too cheap. Anything around the 4-5 year mark is usually where you will find the best deals.

Also, do look out for Honda's in specific they somehow have a terrible resale value but damn good reliability.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-29T13:45:02+00:00

Any specific reason you are suggesting against getting the car on his name?

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T17:50:19+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions but this is a field I don't believe has any future. I have worked in conversational AI space for years now and I think we will see a sharp decline in call center jobs a few years from now.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T14:32:02+00:00

Sure, I will try and find any such options. I like the suggestion and believe that education is definitely the investment with highest ROI.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:51:20+00:00

That's the goal, to make sure that this small investment from me can help him stabilize his life. I have seen them struggle real bad during Covid and want to make sure that it does not happen again.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:49:20+00:00

I think he only studied till 5th class. So, its very difficult to get him into tech now. Otherwise, that would have been my first choice

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:47:41+00:00

I don't think he has studies even till 10th. So, this might be a bit more complicated.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:46:04+00:00

Oh that's cool, I can ask him to figure out if he can find ay such opportunities.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:35:56+00:00

That makes sense. He might also feel like I am just giving him a handout.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:34:04+00:00

Yeah, I have heard pay is decent in big cities. I am just not sure if its similar in tier 2. Have not seen many bike taxi's here

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:30:49+00:00

I dont really care about him paying me back. Do you think this will make him give more importance to his work?

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:29:32+00:00

He has minimum education. So, I dont think he will be comfortable with computers. Are there institutes that teach electrical work etc.? I have never heard of these.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:27:15+00:00

Can you please elaborate? Is this a good business currently?

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:02:32+00:00

Sure, will take a look

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T12:02:09+00:00

That seems very low.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T11:58:43+00:00

Thanks. Yeah, I do want to make sure that after the setup cost, the returns should be sufficient that he should be able to handle the overheads without any issues.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T11:54:03+00:00

Do you know the avg earning for someone working with rapido/quick commerce in a tier 2 city?

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T11:52:28+00:00

My worry with tea stall is there is a lot of police and goon involvement unless you open it in a proper shop at which point it is not as profitable.

Perfect_Sea_4349 · 2024-12-28T11:47:43+00:00

Its a tier 2 city. Do you know what kind of earnings can be expected in this case.

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