arashvakil

All fair. Thanks for engaging seriously.

Seeding supply is the cold start problem that kills 90% of marketplaces. I'm not solving it with growth hacks. I'm solving it with my phone. People I know who've navigated hard things and want to give back. People who have gone through the rigors of private adoptions, experts in technology for the elderly, NYC teachers, etc.

Filtering scammers: the 100% nonprofit model is hopefully the filter. Grifters don't show up to platforms where they can't grift. It's like putting a salad bar in a casino, haha.

Expert-to-expert swaps? Love the idea. Hopefully I can build up to that once there's some activity here.

I'm building small, curated, and slow on purpose. Will it work? No idea. But the downside of trying is near zero.

Really appreciate the comment!

I built PassItOn.To in a week. One person. Here's the idea:

You book a video session with someone who's navigated what you're going through. Eldercare. Adoption. Career pivots. Teaching. Whatever. They set their rate ($50 to $250). 100% of that fee goes to a nonprofit they choose.

Not 10%. Not 50%. All of it. The expert never earns a dime.

The math on a $100 session:

- Stripe: $3.20 - Daily.co (video): $0.50 - You pay a $5 booking fee - $100 goes to charity

That $5 barely covers infrastructure. On higher sessions, we lose money. We're not optimizing for profit.

Why build this?

60% of young adults feel "seriously lonely." Our solution as a society? Chatbot companions. Sycophantic AI masquerading as relationships.

Meanwhile, real knowledge is locked away. People who've figured things out want to help others. They just don't want to become "coaches" or build personal brands.

This gives them a way to share what they know, fund a cause, and move on.

Tech stack: Next.js 15, Supabase, Stripe, Daily.co for video. Deployed on a shared OCI instance. The whole thing is embarrassingly simple because there are no retention hooks, upsell funnels, or subscription traps to build.

Cameo had 400 employees at its peak. Intro.co raised $25M. When you're not optimizing for extraction, the platform is simple.

Happy to answer questions about the build, the model, or why I think chatbots are a terrible solution to loneliness.

Neat project!

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Yep, it’s 100% free—no paywalls, no sneaky upsells, just a tool to help people push back when they’re owed money.

I built this because I wanted to learn something new and help people who, like me, have been burned by shady contractors, landlords, or clients. No grand monetization plan, no hidden fees—just a way to level the playing field without paying a lawyer $400/hr to type three paragraphs.

If it helps people get what they’re owed, that’s a win in my book.

That’s why the tool doesn’t generate fake legal letterheads or make it look like an attorney is behind it.

But here’s the thing—you don’t need the illusion of a law firm to make a demand letter effective. The real power is in the clear, structured, state-specific language that signals to the recipient: I know my rights, I know what you owe me, and I’m serious about collecting. Most people cave because they realize the next step isn’t just another email—it’s small claims or legal escalation.

Would a letterhead help? Maybe. But the goal here is leverage without crossing legal lines.

You’re not wrong—letterhead does add a certain “oh sh*t” factor. But the real power move? Clarity + Confidence. Most disputes don’t actually go to court, they get resolved because one side sounds like they know what they’re doing.

Would an official legal firm letterhead help? Sure. But a well-structured, legally sound demand letter—even without the fancy stationery—is often enough to make someone take it seriously. Especially when they realize the next step is actual legal action.

That said, I’m open to ideas—maybe a future version offers something to bridge that perception gap.

I’m Arash, a real human who’s been burned by this exact problem—along with plenty of friends—so I built this as a free tool to help people avoid the same headache.

No data collection, no sneaky monetization, just a straightforward way to push back when someone’s trying to stiff you. If it helps, great. If not, at least you didn’t have to pay $400+/hr to find out.

Yeah, if certain folks had their way, wage theft would go from “illegal” to “just good business.” The reality? Companies will always push the limits when there’s no accountability. That $230M is just the tip of the iceberg—imagine how much goes unclaimed because people don’t know their rights or don’t want to fight.

That’s why tools like this exist. Because whether the system is working for you or actively trying to break you, knowing how to push back is half the battle.