Current systems for tracking academic contributions (like authorship order) often misrepresent actual work distribution. A blockchain-like ledger could provide immutable, granular contribution records.
Create a platform where researchers can log specific contributions to papers/projects, with verification mechanisms. Display clear contribution graphs.
Sell to universities as an institutional solution. Freemium for individual researchers.
MVP is a simple timestamped contribution logger with basic visualization.
Risk is institutional inertia resisting change to established systems.