"I’m so glad you brought that up — we don’t want Inquiro to become a STEM-only bubble. Our early focus is on tech-driven research because the workflows are easier to digitize, but the long-term goal is absolutely cross-disciplinary. We’re already…"

"100% agreed — trust is the foundation. We’re designing Inquiro profiles to be verifiable, not just descriptive. That means linking to portfolios, GitHub, writing samples, and even small skill validation tasks before a student can apply. Long term,…"

"Great question — that’s something we’ve seen happen a lot in informal research setups. Inquiro plans to introduce lightweight progress tracking and periodic feedback checkpoints. Instead of punishment-based systems, we want positive accountability —…"

"The way you’ve identified mutual pain is spot-on. What I’m curious about is how Inquiro prevents “ghosting”, students dropping out mid-project. Maybe some built-in accountability metric or progress streak?"

"This solves a deep structural gap in academia. The next challenge might be trust infrastructure — how will professors know a student’s skill claims are real? Portfolio linking or small skill-validation tasks could help."

"This speaks to every student who’s ever wanted to do real research but didn’t know where to start. How will you ensure diversity of fields though — not just CS and engineering, but humanities, design, and business too?"

"Thanks a lot, Vedh! It’s just the beginning — the goal is to make research discovery as natural as finding a club or event on campus. Appreciate the encouragement"

"Couldn’t have put it better, Akarsh. Vetting is everything.
We’re implementing a multi-layer filter — faculty verification (through institutional email), project depth scoring (AI + peer review), and student feedback after completion. It’s a loop…"

"Great question, Harsh — sustainability is where most campus apps die.
Our approach: treat Inquiro as infrastructure, not a fad. We’re aligning it with research credit programs and faculty performance metrics so it has institutional weight. Also,…"

"Love how you phrased that, Hiranmayi — “a bridge between academia and curiosity” is exactly our north star.
Unlike static boards, Inquiro’s value lies in dynamic matchmaking and feedback loops — the AI learns which collaborations actually led to…"

"Couldn’t agree more, Priya — adoption is the make-or-break factor.
That’s why our goal isn’t to make another app people forget about, but to embed Inquiro into existing academic life — course portals, research orientation programs, even…"

"Totally valid question, Nidhish. Short doesn’t mean shallow — it means scoped.
Each project will have clearly defined deliverables and an optional mentor review rubric, so the outcome quality stays consistent. The time constraint actually encourages…"

"Exactly our thinking, Praneet. We’re planning a pilot with one or two departments (likely CSE or Physics) where there’s already active undergraduate research culture.
That’ll let us refine the workflows, data models, and trust mechanisms before even…"

"That’s a very fair concern, Darshan. We’re not building surveillance, but transparency tools.
The idea is to capture contribution metadata (commits, document edits, updates) that’s already public in collaborative work — and translate it into a…"

"Haha, you’re spot-on — it does sound a bit like Tinder for research, and we’re okay owning that if it gets people collaborating.
But yes, network liquidity is the real challenge — any matching system is only as strong as its active base. That’s why…"

"Absolutely agree, richa — research fit is as much about curiosity and chemistry as it is about skills. The AI match is just the first handshake, not the full conversation.
We’re exploring a “pre-match dialogue” or mini-interaction window before…"