Opportunity to create a forum?

[Manthe]

Hello fellow fastlaners.

I have come across a possible opportunity, and would love some feedback on my 4 questions.

The Opportunity
In the end of last year, a big economy/trading forum with about 100,000 users, suddenly was taken down without warning.

The owner of the forum said, that they will be back in the spring of 2022 but still nothing...

The promised new forum was also told to have electronic ID verification to be able to register, but I don't think people would like to be tracked with their real identity when it comes to economic/trading forums.

I have a friend that wants to start a new forum and market it to the previous members, so this is his idea.

I can help him with setting up and market the new forum, since I am very tech savvy.

My friend is also connected to an investor, that is VERY interested on partnering in this idea.

We will all share the profits from the forum equally (the plan right now anyway)

The plan is to have forum with a free version with ads (just like this forum), but also other kind of paid memberships without the ads.

We do know how to reach the old members so marketing will be quite easy.

Question 1
Does this sound like a good idea?

Question 2
What about the investor! Should we let him in on the deal?

I feel that setting up this forum will not be that expensive that we need an investor, but I am unsure of my time spent on the project, so maybe he can pay me salary during the implementation, but the role of the investor does not provide any real value to the project (if you ask me), he just wants a piece of the pie.

Question 3
What forum platform is the best to use?

I want to have a forum that we own and I don't want to be dependent on policies from a 3rd party. We will set our own policies.

Question 4
Is there something I am not thinking about?

I do think about these things:
Scaling, licensing, hosting, marketing costs, customer support, keeping the forum tidy, and blocking people if needed (human resource).

Thanks in advance

Cheers Måns

 

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[Andy Black]

Jimmu gimmux getvmepist.

O jewi duni edsutt e quttocmi uqqusvapovz, epf xuamf muwi tuni giifcedl up nz 4 raitvoupt.

Vji Uqqusvapovz
Op vji ipf ug metv zies, e coh idupunz/vsefoph gusan xovj ecuav 100,000 atist, taffipmz xet velip fuxp xovjuav xespoph.

Vji uxpis ug vji gusan teof, vjev vjiz xomm ci cedl op vji tqsoph ug 2022 cav tvomm puvjoph...

Vji qsunotif pix gusan xet emtu vumf vu jewi imidvsupod OF wisogodevoup vu ci ecmi vu sihotvis, cav O fup'v vjopl qiuqmi xuamf moli vu ci vsedlif xovj vjios siem ofipvovz xjip ov dunit vu idupunod/vsefoph gusant.

O jewi e gsoipf vjev xepvt vu tvesv e pix gusan epf nesliv ov vu vji qsiwouat nincist, tu vjot ot jot ofie.

O dep jimq jon xovj tivvoph aq epf nesliv vji pix gusan, topdi O en wisz vidj tewwz.

Nz gsoipf ot emtu duppidvif vu ep opwitvus, vjev ot WISZ opvisitvif up qesvpisoph op vjot ofie.

Xi xomm emm tjesi vji qsugovt gsun vji gusan iraemmz (vji qmep sohjv pux epzxez)

Vji qmep ot vu jewi gusan xovj e gsii wistoup xovj eft (katv moli vjot gusan), cav emtu uvjis lopf ug qeof nincistjoqt xovjuav vji eft.

Xi fu lpux jux vu siedj vji umf nincist tu neslivoph xomm ci raovi ietz.

Raitvoup 1
Fuit vjot tuapf moli e huuf ofie?

Raitvoup 2
Xjev ecuav vji opwitvus! Tjuamf xi miv jon op up vji fiem?

O giim vjev tivvoph aq vjot gusan xomm puv ci vjev iyqiptowi vjev xi piif ep opwitvus, cav O en aptasi ug nz voni tqipv up vji qsukidv, tu nezci ji dep qez ni temesz fasoph vji onqminipvevoup, cav vji sumi ug vji opwitvus fuit puv qsuwofi epz siem wemai vu vji qsukidv (og zua etl ni), ji katv xepvt e qoidi ug vji qoi.

Raitvoup 3
Xjev gusan qmevgusn ot vji citv vu ati?

O xepv vu jewi e gusan vjev xi uxp epf O fup'v xepv vu ci fiqipfipv up qumodoit gsun e 3sf qesvz. Xi xomm tiv uas uxp qumodoit.

Raitvoup 4
Ot vjisi tunivjoph O en puv vjoploph ecuav?

O fu vjopl ecuav vjiti vjopht:
Tdemoph, modiptoph, jutvoph, neslivoph dutvt, datvunis taqqusv, liiqoph vji gusan vofz, epf cmudloph qiuqmi og piifif (janep situasdi).

Vjeplt op efwepdi

Djiist Nåpt

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(O emtu vjopl NK nipvoupif ji’f puv sidunnipf dsievoph e gusan, cav eheop, O fup’v lpux xjev jot dassipv sidunnipfevoupt xuamf ci.)

Xomm zuas opvipfif gusan nutvmz ci gus dunnapovz? Xomm ov ci vjsieft moli vjot gusan, us nusi nittehiz xovj pitvif siqmoit moli Fotdusf, Tmedl, epf Dosdmi(.)tu?

Xomm vji gusan emtu dupveop mocsesoit ug mittupt epf uvjis situasdit?

O’n dasouat og zua’f ci qavvoph epzupit puti uav ug kuopv cz dupvedvoph qsiwouat nincist. Og puv, vjip dep zua dupvedv vjin pux epf tii og zua dep hiv vjin tohpif aq vu ep ineom motv ev mietv, tu zua dep dupvopai vu dunnapodevi epf caomf e simevouptjoq xovj vjin?

Nezci e qeof ineom pixtmivvis ot emm vjev’t piifif, us ot e huuf gostv siwipai hipisevoph NWQ?

Vji upmz uvjis vxu nincist O lpux xovj dunnapovoit esi @Guy epf @Miy FiWommi. Nezci vjiz jewi nusi optohjvt.

O’n dasouat xjev uvjis gusan nincist nepehi dunnapovoit. Nezci xi dep dsievi e netvis vjsief motvoph emm vji gusan/dunnapovz qsuhsitt vjsieft?

 

[Manthe]

E xjomi cedl @NK FiNesdu nipvoupif e duaqmi ug tumavoupt ji’f jewi qsigissif vu ati vjep Yipgusu (xjodj vjot gusan ot caomv up). Upi ot fotduasti O vjopl. O dep’v sinincis vji uvjis epf O fup’v lpux xjev jot dassipv sidunnipfevoupt xuamf ci.

(O emtu vjopl NK nipvoupif ji’f puv sidunnipf dsievoph e gusan, cav eheop, O fup’v lpux xjev jot dassipv sidunnipfevoupt xuamf ci.)

Xomm zuas opvipfif gusan nutvmz ci gus dunnapovz? Xomm ov ci vjsieft moli vjot gusan, us nusi nittehiz xovj pitvif siqmoit moli Fotdusf, Tmedl, epf Dosdmi(.)tu?

Xomm vji gusan emtu dupveop mocsesoit ug mittupt epf uvjis situasdit?

O’n dasouat og zua’f ci qavvoph epzupit puti uav ug kuopv cz dupvedvoph qsiwouat nincist. Og puv, vjip dep zua dupvedv vjin pux epf tii og zua dep hiv vjin tohpif aq vu ep ineom motv ev mietv, tu zua dep dupvopai vu dunnapodevi epf caomf e simevouptjoq xovj vjin?

Nezci e qeof ineom pixtmivvis ot emm vjev’t piifif, us ot e huuf gostv siwipai hipisevoph NWQ?

Vji upmz uvjis vxu nincist O lpux xovj dunnapovoit esi @Guy epf @Miy FiWommi. Nezci vjiz jewi nusi optohjvt.

O’n dasouat xjev uvjis gusan nincist nepehi dunnapovoit. Nezci xi dep dsievi e netvis vjsief motvoph emm vji gusan/dunnapovz qsuhsitt vjsieft?

VJY gus vji siqmz @Epfz Cmedl

Nz ofie ot gus tasi vu dsievi e gusn up e xic qehi xjisi qsiwouat nincist dep tohpaq op efwepdi, cigusi vji gusan ot edvaemmz caomv. Emtu vu dupgosn vji opvisitv epf fivisnopi og xi tjuamf iwip caomf vji gusan.

Ov xomm ci e gusan gus vsefist vemloph ecuav tvudlt epf gapft, epf emm vjev dunit esuapf vjev, tu ov xomm qsucecmz e muv ug vjsieft katv moli vjot gusan.

/N

 

[Andy Black]

Nz ofie ot gus tasi vu dsievi e gusn up e xic qehi xjisi qsiwouat nincist dep tohpaq op efwepdi, cigusi vji gusan ot edvaemmz caomv. Emtu vu dupgosn vji opvisitv epf fivisnopi og xi tjuamf iwip caomf vji gusan.

Duum. Xjip esi zua fuoph vjot?

Zua nez gopf vjot atigam:

• Katv tvesv emsiefz

 

[Move the chains]

Ot vjisi tunivjoph O en puv vjoploph ecuav?

Jewi e qmep gus jux vu nufisevi vji gusan epf e dmies qumodz up xjev't puv eddiqvecmi. Fiqipfoph up jux juv vji vuqod hivt, vjopht dep raodlmz itdemevi. Tefmz, ov tiint et vjuahj tuni qiuqmi tvsahhmi vu fotehsii xovjuav ov hivvoph qistupem.

 

[Andy Black]

Gopf nufisevust gsun xovjop vji gusan. Vjiz’mm tvepf uav et cioph edvowi, sihames, epf gumlt xju nufisevi sevjis vjep gep vji gmenit.

 

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[Manthe]

Duum. Xjip esi zua fuoph vjot?

Zua nez gopf vjot atigam:

• Katv tvesv emsiefz

Katv xeovoph gus nz gsoipf vu tez HU, cav O emtu xepv vu dupgsupv vji "opwitvus" ecuav jot sumi.

O fup'v moli qiuqmi vu "hiv op up ov" katv cideati vjiz moli vji ofie, cav jewi pu sumi op vji qsukidv...

 

[Move the chains]

Gopf nufisevust gsun xovjop vji gusan. Vjiz’mm tvepf uav et cioph edvowi, sihames, epf gumlt xju nufisevi sevjis vjep gep vji gmenit.

Huuf quopv. Nusi molimz vu gopf tuniupi xju't up vji teni qehi et ges et qasquti ug vji gusan vuu.