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Creator Campaign Management Platform

For: E-commerce brands, mobile app companies, consumer brands doing creator marketing

Buildability

The Problem

Managing 5-10 creators manually through Discord/WhatsApp is chaotic - tracking performance, sharing winning formats, managing payments, and recruiting new talent is extremely time-intensive

The Solution

All-in-one platform combining creator discovery, campaign management, performance tracking, automated format sharing, and payment processing

Why Now?

Creator marketing is exploding but tools are fragmented. Brands are spending $5-15K/month on creators but using manual processes

Build MVP in 7 Days

Day 1

Simple creator database with contact info

Day 2

Basic campaign tracking spreadsheet

Day 3

Slack/Discord integration for team communication

Day 4

Stripe integration for creator payments

Day 5

Landing page targeting creator marketing pain points

How to Validate

Interview 10 brands currently doing creator marketing

Offer to manually manage one brand's creator network for 30 days

Survey creators about current pain points in brand collaboration

Test willingness to pay with simple Typeform pricing survey

Revenue Model

SaaS subscription $500-2000/month based on creator network size, plus transaction fees on creator payments

Competitive Moat

Network effects - more creators and brands create better matching, performance data becomes more valuable over time

Risks to Consider

Market may be too niche to scale significantlyExisting tools like Stormy AI may expand to capture this spaceRequires both creator and brand sides to get network effectsCreator marketing trends may shift away from this model