Ask HN: Snapchat for documents?
The other day, I had to hire someone to do some writeups for me. They generously provided me final samples on the subject under discussion. It got me thinking that I could have taken their samples, told them I hated their work, edited it a little, and passed it off as my own.
That's when the thought came to me that maybe there's a market for documents which disappear after the first viewing from the receiver's device - a Snapchat for documents.
Use cases:
1. Play memory games or tests
2. If you want to send a VC your pitch deck but you don't want them to forward it to a company in their portfolio.
3. You may want to share some medical records with a remote friend or family but not let it linger on their device.
4. Share a treasure map with a fellow adventurer to convince them that you're legit and X does mark the spot.
5. Share a screenplay with Harvey Weinstein remotely because you don't want to have sex with him (sorry, this is a topical reference in case you're not in the United States right now.)
6. Share a sneak peek of financial data to reporters do that they can write glowing reports about your business acumen
7. Prove to Glenn Greenwald that you actually have real NSA documents
What does HN think? Should I drop everything, do this full time, and go from 0 to distinctly non-Thielian 0.05?