I think I’m not super optimistic about this idea, mainly because it seems like it’s somewhat common for coordination platforms to be built but then people don’t actually coordinate to all start using them. But:
I’ve got a lot of uncertainty, and see “this is a great idea” as plausible
The cost of making an MVP seems probably low
So I think if someone’s enthusiastic about making an MVP of this, it may well be worth doing so
(This is related to the general point that if you try something and it fails, you can stop putting resources into it, but if it works you can continue putting resources in and getting value out for a while.)
I’ve drafted a post (which I’ll publish in ~3 weeks) proposing “A central, editable database to help people choose and do research projects”. This would have something similar as one of its components. But it’s possible that what I propose is overly complicated and it would be better to do one or more components from it in a separate, simplified way (which could then look like your proposal). In any case, anyone interested in a longwinded draft without an MVP can check it out (and leave comments if they want) here :)
I think I’m not super optimistic about this idea, mainly because it seems like it’s somewhat common for coordination platforms to be built but then people don’t actually coordinate to all start using them. But:
I’ve got a lot of uncertainty, and see “this is a great idea” as plausible
The cost of making an MVP seems probably low
So I think if someone’s enthusiastic about making an MVP of this, it may well be worth doing so
(This is related to the general point that if you try something and it fails, you can stop putting resources into it, but if it works you can continue putting resources in and getting value out for a while.)
I’ve drafted a post (which I’ll publish in ~3 weeks) proposing “A central, editable database to help people choose and do research projects”. This would have something similar as one of its components. But it’s possible that what I propose is overly complicated and it would be better to do one or more components from it in a separate, simplified way (which could then look like your proposal). In any case, anyone interested in a longwinded draft without an MVP can check it out (and leave comments if they want) here :)