One problem I kept noticing:
A lot of great startup ideas never go anywhere because people can’t find the right team.
A founder in India might need a marketer in the US.
A developer in Europe might want to join an early-stage startup in UAE.
But there’s no simple, trusted way to make those connections happen.
So I decided to build something myself.
Over the past few months, I’ve been working on IdeaLink — a platform where founders, developers, and service providers can connect globally.
Some things I focused on:
- Verified users (government ID) to build trust between strangers
- Real-time chat + peer-to-peer video calls (built with WebRTC, no third-party services)
- Role-based onboarding so users get a tailored experience
- A global feed to discover opportunities based on country, skills, and category
Biggest challenge by far:
Getting WebRTC working reliably. NAT traversal, ICE candidates, signaling — things broke a lot before they worked.
I learned more debugging real-time systems in this project than from any tutorial.
I’m still improving it, but I’d really appreciate honest feedback from people here:
- Does this solve a real problem?
- What would make you actually use something like this?
- Anything that feels missing or unnecessary?
GitHub: https://github.com/moreinn/idealink
Happy to answer any technical questions too.
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