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Short-form fiction discovery engine

Build a recommendation system for micro-dramas and short stories. Help viewers cut through low-quality content to find hidden gems.

Why now

The popularity of DramaBox shows demand for short fiction, but discovery relies on platform algorithms favoring engagement over quality.

Who for
Short-form fiction fans
Business model
Affiliate revenue
Effort
A weekend

Fans of short-form fiction waste time sifting through repetitive or low-effort content to find well-produced stories.

Create a site/app that aggregates top-rated shorts across platforms with quality-based filtering (production values, writing, acting).

Monetize through affiliate links to paid platforms or premium curation lists.

MVP could be a manually curated directory with community ratings.

Risk: Platforms may block scraping or change APIs frequently.

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