Acidosis:
Great idea, but here are a few points I think you should note.

1. What does the initiator stands to gain? How do you make your money and how would you reward those who find lost items? Not everyone would be willing to pick up lost items, take photographs and upload same online.

2. Assuming I find an empty wallet in Ikorodu, upload same online and eventually find the "owner". How do I verify true ownership after stating the detailed description online?

3. Assuming I pick up an empty wallet and the true owner shows up via your platform with the claims that the wallet holds an International Passport and $200, who would bare the cost and to what end? What if the owner descends mercilessly on the "Samaritan", would you be available to bail users?

4. The above issues can be rectified if you state your business strategies clearly and thoroughly.

But remember, ideas are not enough, one needs to translate ideas into profitable ventures.


All the same, your idea is unique sir and it's largely feasible.

In regards to the former our basic means of generating income from the project is putting up Ad for people on our website by leveraging on our huge traffic base. We believe a lot item are lost by people that ordinarily if there were a means to connect the finder with the owner of the lost item, which will make people to be willing to utilize the website thereby creating a huge traffic base. For the latter, our project is seen as a social impact project. So, much importance isn’t attached to compensation of those who found item(s). From personal observation over the years, despite the pervasive notion that Nigerians are dishonest or no one is willing to be a good Samaritan anymore, there are still a good number of Nigerians out there, from the bus conductor to the cab driver, the market woman, student et al. there are those who are willing to give up whatever they have found without seeking a remuneration for that. Notwithstanding this, one of our long term plans is to give a certificate of recognition to those who have proven themselves worthy of it. This will be done by providing a system of rating or point gathering for those who find items and return them often, so the higher this gets the bigger the propensity of clinching the coveted certificate. The importance of this is that, we will get NGOs, Governmental organizations and possibly the police to endorse it. Also, this will be an added value to a prospective employee to include it in his/her Resume.

First, not all the description will be available to users who have come to us for the availability of their items. While a person is filling in information on the item on item that was found, two options will be able to him if there is a means of identity in the item found, but if not he will be asked to state the place and closest time he found it after this he then can lay claim to the item. This links to the next method to be utilized. This other way to stall against laying false on item(s) is having a “Waiting time” whereby an item that has been found will be promoted using the social media for a period of time after which the former claimant can finally take away the item with him/her if no one else lays claim to it.