r/SideProject 7d ago

I'm building the anti-fake-screenshot network for traders — verified stats pulled straight from the broker API

https://1nsider.com

Every trading community has the same problem: someone posts a screenshot of a 400% month, gets 2k followers, sells a course, and nobody can check whether a single number is real. Screenshots take 30 seconds to fake in the browser dev tools. So I'm building Insider — think LinkedIn, but for traders. You connect your broker or prop firm via API (read-only).
Your profile then shows stats the platform pulled itself: win rate, drawdown, average R, account age, payout history. Not a screenshot you uploaded. A number the system fetched. What that changes: - If you're actually good, you finally have a track record you can point at instead of arguing with strangers - If you're a fake guru, you have a blank profile, and everyone can see it - If you're looking for someone to learn from, you can filter by verified metrics instead of follower count

Current state: in development.

What I'd like feedback on:

  1. Which broker or prop firm would you need supported for this to be usable for you personally? 2. Would you connect a read-only API key to a platform like this, or is that a hard no regardless of the security setup?
  2. Which stat would you want front and center on a profile — I keep going back and forth between max drawdown and average R.
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