Basic Details
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | PolitiPay: Transparency Platform for Politicians’ Compensation |
| Type | Web App |
| Difficulty | 65 |
| Ideal Capital | 45000 |
| ROI | 40% |
| ETA on ROI | 18 |
| Target Audience | Journalists, watchdog organizations, politically engaged citizens, activists, researchers |
| Target Countries | Germany (initial launch), later expand to DACH region and EU |
| Target Demographics | Adults aged 25–55, both genders, higher education, interest in politics/governance, frequent news consumers, tech-savvy |
| Description | Build a web app (and companion mobile site) that aggregates and visualizes publicly available data on politicians’ salaries, allowances, pensions, and benefits. The app would scrape and normalize data from state and federal parliament disclosures, compare compensation across roles and regions, and alert users to changes or scandals. Use the Voigt case as launch content: show what he earns, what he loses if he resigns, and contrast with other state premiers. Monetize via a freemium model: free access to basic data and comparisons; premium subscription (€4.99/month) for deep-dive reports, personalized alerts, and ad-free experience. Additional revenue from data licensing to media outlets and research institutions. |
| Monetization | Freemium subscriptions (€4.99–€9.99/month), targeted ads on free tier, data licensing to newsrooms, one-off in-depth reports (€19.99 each). |
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