But I strongly agree with Nic that there is a lot of potential in the idea as is evident by Y Combinator's recent backing of a service that is focused on directing accountability towards overcoming addiction
Relay depends upon a subscription model for monetization FYI
Even before Relay, upon researching upon this idea earlier on (and which might have inspired Relay's founders), I had also discovered the following apps in the past which focus on the same:-
Thanks Keyur! These are some awesome resources! Totally agree, it is do-able, but won't be easy to get things going off the bat. Another niche idea I like it an accountability service between Twitter users to grow their Twitter. Example: Pair two Twitter users that have the same amount of followers, and are looking to grow. Build out a roadmap plan for them to follow, and allow them to be accountability partners to each-other. I'm think I'll write about it in an upcoming post!
Great post as always, Nic!
I first stumbled across the accountability as a service idea on this reddit post:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/comments/ppfoz2/three_business_ideas_inspired_by_the/
The service the post talks about can be found here:-
https://www.dip.chat/
Sadly, it is on hiatus as of now. You can read more below:-
https://www.indiehackers.com/product/dip-chat
But I strongly agree with Nic that there is a lot of potential in the idea as is evident by Y Combinator's recent backing of a service that is focused on directing accountability towards overcoming addiction
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/relay
https://www.joinrelay.app/
Relay depends upon a subscription model for monetization FYI
Even before Relay, upon researching upon this idea earlier on (and which might have inspired Relay's founders), I had also discovered the following apps in the past which focus on the same:-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dietbet.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stepbet.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quitbet.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waybetter.app
Feel free to check them out.
Hope this comment helps anyone interested in starting an accountability service idea... good luck!
Thanks Keyur! These are some awesome resources! Totally agree, it is do-able, but won't be easy to get things going off the bat. Another niche idea I like it an accountability service between Twitter users to grow their Twitter. Example: Pair two Twitter users that have the same amount of followers, and are looking to grow. Build out a roadmap plan for them to follow, and allow them to be accountability partners to each-other. I'm think I'll write about it in an upcoming post!
Regarding growing following on Twitter, here's something I discovered some time ago!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/creatorscout
https://creatorscout.co/
The platform monetizes via promotions.
https://creatorscout.co/promote/