I’m building a “universal feed” for creators (Twitter + LinkedIn + IG + YouTube) – is this actually a good idea or just my personal itch?

Hey folks,

I’ve been sitting on this idea for a bit and finally decided to build it, but before I go too deep I’d love some honest feedback/roasting from people here who think about startups more rationally than “this annoys me so I’ll code it.” 😅

If you want to try the MVP when it’s ready, I’ve put up a tiny waitlist here: https://influencerhub.app/#join-beta

The pain:

My mornings look like this:

• Open X to check a few builders/founders → get hijacked by the “For You” feed.
• Open LinkedIn for 2 people’s posts → end up in corporate cringe.
• Open YouTube to see 1 creator’s new video → recommended rabbit hole.
• Open Instagram “just for a sec” → RIP 20 minutes.

I’m following ~15–20 creators I genuinely care about, but it feels like I’m wrestling 5 different casinos just to see what they posted. Half the time I still miss stuff because the algorithms decide I “need” something else.

What I actually want is boring:

• One place.
• Chronological.
• Only people I chose.
• Searchable.
• No “because you watched X…” bullshit.

So I’m building it.

The idea:

A “universal feed” for creators you follow across:

• Twitter/X
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube

Core v1 (2‑week MVP scope):

• Paste a profile link or a/handle → the app detects the platform and starts pulling their public posts.
• Everything goes into one unified, chronological feed.
• Basic filters by person / platform / tag.
• Search across all posts from all creators.
• Bookmark posts and add your own notes.

Later:

• AI summaries for long-form stuff so you can skim before diving in.

Think: not another social network, not another analytics tool, just a “reader” for the people you actually follow.

Why I think it might work (or at least be worth testing):

• Creators are more multi-platform than ever, but followers are stuck doing manual tab-hopping.
• Existing tools (Feedly, RSS readers, etc.) are great for blogs/news but feel clunky for social feeds.
• Social apps are optimized for their goals (engagement), not mine (consume specific people intentionally).

But I’m obviously biased, so here’s where I’d love input.

What I want your help with:

1. Is this a real problem or am I just “over‑optimizing my life” and founder‑braining myself into a corner?
2. From a product perspective, what would be the ONE killer thing that makes this worth using over just:

• Twitter Lists
• YouTube “Subscriptions” tab
• “Just using Feedly/RSS”

Cross‑platform search?
AI summaries?
Email digests instead of another app?
Some kind of “inbox zero for creators” view?

1. From a business POV, do you see this as:

• A nice little paid tool for power users ($5–10/mo)?
• A free/cheap utility that should monetize via something else (affiliate, B2B, etc.)?
• A terrible business but an okay personal tool?

What obvious “oh shit, X will kill this instantly” thing am I missing?

• API fragility?
• Hard to differentiate from existing tools?
• Distribution nightmare?
• “People don’t actually want to fix this, they enjoy doomscrolling”?

Where it’s at:

I’m scoping a 2‑week MVP:

• First integrations: Twitter + LinkedIn, then Youtube/IG if there’s demand.
• Web first, mobile‑friendly; native apps later if it doesn’t flop.

I’m planning to bring in a small group of early users who are genuinely annoyed by feed fragmentation and want to co‑shape the product. I’m not trying to “launch” at you; I’m trying to sanity‑check if this is worth pursuing as a real startup vs a weekend project.

If this sounds like something you’d actually use (or tear apart), I’d love:

• Your honest take in the comments (brutal is fine, “this is dumb because X” is super helpful).

Happy to answer any questions about the approach, tech, or potential business model. And if you’ve seen someone already nail this and I’ve just missed it, please link them so I don’t waste a month building a worse clone.