About Specufy
The Mission
Build a fun sustainable platform that celebrates insight and helps users improve their intuition
Our mission is to unlock the unrealized value of collective intelligence from prediction data.
We are building the most engaging platform for discovering, tracking, and discussing speculation from across the internet and landscape of ideas. Specufy will do this by focusing on predictions that people care about and by making the platform accessible with a low barrier to entry.
Starting with YouTube, we empower everyone to go beyond passive observation. We invite you to: Predict it. Follow its journey and Track it over time. And ultimately, validate your intuition and Prove it, building your unique record of foresight.
Specufy is designed to maximize user insight, provide a feedback loop for intuition, and have fun along the way.
What is Specufy?
Specufy Definition
(Proper Noun): This is the platform and community, the new home for predictions.
A (Noun): A engageable prediction on about the future that contains a claim, a context url, and a collection of user predictions.
(Plural): Referes to multiple predictions about the future.
(Verb): An action a user makes on the platform, create a or to make a prediction.
is the prediction market for the masses.
With these distinctions in mind, (the platform) is the new platform that is focused on creating the most value from predictions. We identify trends, measure what is popular and what predictive ideas people care about, and make them discoverable. Then we track predictions over time, offering insight along the way. Specufy is the prediction market for the masses.
To ensure clarity, context, and a solid foundation for analysis, each is carefully structured and includes:
- A clear, concise statement of the prediction
- A reference to the source material (e.g., a YouTube video)
- A concise description of the prediction as it appeared within that context.
- A timestamp for when the prediction was made
- A SMART analysis of the prediction
- A list of relevant named entities involved in the prediction
Specufy offers distinct ways for everyone to participate:
Free
Premium
Power
For Everyone: Test Your Intuition
Anyone can dive in and explore. When a Specufy—a particular forecast about the future—piques your interest, you can watch its source YouTube video for context. Then, you Specufy your own take: will it happen or not? Once the event horizon is reached or the outcome is determined, you gain access to the anonymized data of how the community predicted. It's a straightforward way to see how your foresight stacks up and prove your predictive ability in hindsight.
Ultimately, Specufy serves as a dynamic marketplace of ideas and foresight. It's designed to empower every user—whether you're here to Specufy on a trending topic, analyze community sentiment around various Specufies, or introduce new predictions—to contribute to a richer, more democratized understanding of what may lie ahead
Our Values
Integrity
Transparency
Specufy data will be transparent and accessible to all participating users if a result is achieved.
Opt-In Engagement
Anonomized data only accessible and shared with users after they make predictions.
Privacy
Specufy respects your privacy. We will inform users how data is processed and seek consent when appropriate.
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Specufy is desgined to remove as many conflicts of interest as possible. For a better user experience.
Ethical
Diversity of Opinion
Specufy champions difference of opinion responsibly, and accepts that this is not only inevitable but normal.
Humility
Nobody is omniscient, and that's okay. Specufy embraces uncertainty and the principle of "Let's see what happens."
Non-Gambling Alternative
You don't need to risk capital to have your foresight validated and celebrated.
Modest Pricing
Specufy is geared for throughput not turnover, maximising accessibility.
Innovation
Value Creation
Specufy believes there is huge untapped value in predictions. Specufy is designed to unlock this value and distribute validated insights.
Redefining Prediction Markets
Insights are the currency of the future. Specufy is designed to be the leading platform for insights.
A Win Win Experience
Specufy will celebrate your success and help turn hindsight into better intuitive insight.
Experimental Business Model
As a business, Specufy aims to be a sustainable positive sum game for all stakeholders.
The Future
Looking ahead, our vision for Specufy is to become the go-to platform for all predictions limited only by what people care about.
The Development
Specufy is a live and evolving platform, and our current development cycle is intently focused on perfecting the core user experience. Our immediate priority is ensuring robust reliability, exceptional quality, and a seamless, intuitive journey for everyone who interacts with , creates a , or chooses to . We are diligently building this strong foundation today to support the expansive possibilities of tomorrow, before broadening our feature set or content sources significantly.
The Approach
We believe in growing organically and authentically, starting where insightful conversations about the future are already thriving. Our initial approach is to connect deeply with specific YouTube channels and their vibrant communities. By engaging directly with these audiences and creators, we aim to build and refine alongside those who are most passionate about foresight, ensuring our platform truly serves their needs and enhances their discussions.
The Possibilities
Looking further ahead, our greatest aspiration for extends beyond the platform itself; we aim to help cultivate a global culture that genuinely values predictive insight. We envision a space that encourages conscious agency, empowering individuals to actively engage with potential futures rather than passively observe them. We see fostering thoughtful reflection, where tracking predictions and understanding diverse viewpoints leads to deeper learning.
The First Specufy
Will Specufy be in operation in 2030?
We believe it goes this deep:
Predictions lay the foundation to human perception
We live in an age of information overload, often as passive spectators. Yet, every individual possesses a unique perspective, an innate drive to make sense of the world, and a mind equipped with intuition—our natural prediction engine. The real challenge isn't just accessing information, but discerning which 'mental models' or forecasts truly offer valuable insight.
The Philosophy
Predictions lay the foundation to human perception
The World We Navigate
We're immersed in a constant flow of information to the point of being overwhelmed, often finding ourselves as spectators not participants. Yet, every individual is driven by an innate need to make sense of the information we consume.
Our Inner Compass
Our minds are naturally equipped for this, acting like powerful prediction engines. We constantly use intuition and build mental models to anticipate what's next and make sense of the unfolding reality in all contexts.
The Search for True Insight
The critical challenge in this environment isn't a shortage of forecasts, but the difficulty in discerning genuine insight—separating the truly valuable perspectives from the surrounding noise, much like the first two steps of the scientific method, make observations and form hypotheses.
Our Core Belief for Progress
We believe that transforming predictions from passive consumption into active, shared engagement—where we make, track, and learn from them together—is key to unlocking deeper collective understanding and foresight.