Startup idea

Quora for People / Search Engine for Experts

A social network or search engine dedicated to finding and recommending specific individuals or experts (e.g., 'best dentist in Miami,' 'best fintech investor'). It would leverage LLMs to scrape and structure existing 'who's the X for Y' questions and answers from social media, creating a persistent, searchable database of trusted recommendations.

Opportunity7.1

Why now

The proliferation of 'who's the X for Y' questions on social media, the availability of LLMs to structure unstructured data, and a growing need for trusted recommendations in a noisy information environment.

Market gap

There is no dedicated, structured platform for community-driven recommendations of specific individuals or experts, distinct from general reviews or broad Q&A sites. Valuable recommendations remain ephemeral.

Business fit

Type
Social Network, Search Engine, Data Platform
Target
Anyone seeking trusted recommendations for professionals, services, or networking, particularly within specific niches where expertise is valued.
Revenue
Freemium model with premium features (e.g., direct contact, advanced search, verified profiles). Potential for B2B leads or sponsorship.
Founder
Community builders, data scientists, social network founders, LLM experts.

Scores

Problem
9.0
Feasibility
7.0
Why now
8.0
Go-to-market
8.0
Confidence
8.0

Proof signals

Keyword demand

KeywordVolumeGrowth
Expert discovery90/mo-18% YoY
Professional networking1,900/mo-16% YoY
Social search12,100/mo0% YoY
LLM applications260/mo-56% YoY

US English Google Ads volume from DataForSEO; growth uses returned monthly search history.

Source episode

How To Build A Million-Dollar Media Empire | Erik Torenberg50:55
one idea I have is a is quora for people basically a search engine for ex you know who's the X for y I'm in

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