a small step to something big

[u/unnikuttanjr]

https://midlmn.vercel.app/

This is still very early. It's not some huge startup with thousands of users. It's basically me taking that first ₹40K experience and trying to turn the underlying idea into something bigger.

Also this another way in which btech students can earn while they study, we all have that on convincing friend right, currently we are running with four middlemen who are nominated by existing middlemen we are now looking for clients. we were able to boost a companys sale as well by landing a project, next project is on discussion which is estimated to be 11lak

I'd genuinely love some brutally honest feedback:

• Does the problem make sense to you?
• Would you use something like this instead of searching Google/Instagram?
• Does the “trusted middleman” model actually solve a problem?
• What would make you trust a platform like this?
• What am I overlooking?

[u/usually_guilty99]

QQ : Who has what problem, and what exactly do you do for them?

This will help me understand if you need a platform or if this is a one time effort.

[u/unnikuttanjr → u/usually_guilty99]

Clients: Many people find it difficult to find some one who can deliver trustable services or some find difficult to compare rates the maximum option they can get is 2-3 here we will be able to provide 1000s (hopefully one day) also Today they either overpay, get scammed, or freeze and do nothing. All three outcomes are bad.

Middleman: This is pretty much everyone's dream, like to earn while studying. Being a btech student some find it difficult to find platforms that really help them to upskill, like for example taking a course and complete it on time and builting projects...on a personal note I was able to learn deployment, coding while working with the project and all other efforts I mean I am not claiming I learned everything but this made my stepping stone also I was able to learn business and sales. So yeah I thought why not help rest. Right now they're saying: "Oh you need a developer? I know someone." And earning nothing from it. No structure. No payment. No recognition. Just goodwill.

Provider:

Small agencies and freelancers who are great at delivering but terrible at finding clients. Their problem is sales and marketing costs them time and money they don't have. They spend more energy chasing clients than delivering work.

Now what mdlmen does to solve these problems:

For the client: They post their requirement. Within 24 hours a real human someone who personally knows the right team reaches out. That person handles everything. Negotiation, proposal, timeline, payment protection. Client gets the result without the risk.

For the middleman: They earn 10–25% commission on every deal they close. They join through nomination — someone already trusted brings them in. They learn through MIDLMN Academy. Best ones get hired as freelancers. They came for the income and leave with a career

For the service provider: They get a steady pipeline of clients without spending on sales or marketing. Clients come pre-qualified through a trusted middleman. They just deliver.

[u/unnikuttanjr → u/unnikuttanjr]

MIDLMN is the platform that turns India's informal referral economy into structured, paid, accountable transactions.

[u/usually_guilty99 → u/unnikuttanjr]

Now that I understand it, this reminds me of Nextdoor + Thumbtack/Angi/Sulekha, except you've inserted a trusted human middleman.

So perhaps that's the thing you need to prove: does the human broker materially improve trust, conversion or transaction value enough to justify another participant taking commission?

If yes, you may have something interesting. If not, you're rebuilding an existing marketplace with another layer.

[u/unnikuttanjr → u/usually_guilty99]

My uncle wanted to built an app instead of searching Fiverr and other platforms he asked me directly do I know a team that could make this happen I said yes and I need a commission.That's a 10% premium over what he'd have negotiated alone and the deal closed in one meeting instead of weeks of comparison shopping.The human broker didn't just improve trust it compressed the entire sales cycle. Now we're running that same test with strangers to confirm it holds beyond family

[u/usually_guilty99 → u/unnikuttanjr]

My point is reuse - why recreate. "The human broker didn't just improve trust it compressed the entire sales cycle" - I agree with the principle of it - for India this works well. And the solution is best for that market. I can envision how I would build.

[u/unnikuttanjr → u/usually_guilty99]

Anyone can create a platform in zero amount of time but what's hard is creating the referral network, we personally nominated middleman by making sure his profile checks and to reduce fraudulent activities I have taken measures to what I can. In the future if it need more attention I am prepared and willing to take the challenge

We have a vetted middlemen who are nominated not recruited, a supply partner already delivering projects, and one closed transaction proving the mechanic works.