u/Parachute_Adams_

I’ve worked in OSINT and online investigations for private companies for the past 4 years. There are some great video resources available but these tend to be on tools and geolocation.

I thought it could be cool to make content that takes viewers through the lifecycle of an OSINT investigation.

It’s unlikely that these will be once-off videos but rather cases with regular updates showing milestones and findings throughout, along with the different tools and resources I use along the way.

I love making and editing videos so that would also be a nice creative outlet for me.

I’ve got some decent experience and worked on some very interesting stuff - from standard corporate due diligence to tracing a Manila boiler room scam to a Canadian family man.

I’d love to hear what you all think of this idea!

Questions for the group:

Is this something y’all would be interested in watching?

How would you like to see the videos presented to maximise entertainment and learning?

Who/what should I look to investigate? Some ideas I’ve had:

- Look for people on the Interpol Red List
- Ask people to send me cases and if appropriate I can investigate them (like a local clothing brand who’s having their stuff counterfeited)
- Looking into corruption / public interest cases in the news
- Looking for scams online or asking people to send what they think might be scams and looking into them as a kind of due diligence exercise

*Any other suggestions? (*Also, if you are a lawyer - where is the line in terms of investigating these things and publishing my findings - I don’t want to get sued).

I work in a high-pressure consulting job, so naturally every Sunday evening I find myself daydreaming about how else I could be making a living, something more interesting and hands-on, rather than reviewing reports all day.

What business is Cape Town (and surrounds) sorely missing right now? I’ve thrown out a few of my own ideas below and keen to hear whether anyone thinks there’s a real market for them, or whether there’s something else people actually want.

Tent and camping gear cleaning service

Drop your kit off at a central location. Gets returned to you clean, dry, and packed, ready for your next trip.

Inflatable tent specialist - buy, rent, clean and repair

I love the idea of inflatable tents and think they could be a hit in Cape Town, especially among casual campers who just want to head off for a weekend a couple of times a year without the expense or hassle of owning gear. Thinking of importing some and renting them out (with electric pumps to make life easier), plus handling repairs and cleaning. People could buy from me too if they liked it.

Giant roller ice cream

I’ve seen a few videos on these - 2-metre aluminium rollers packed with ice and salt. Cream bases are poured straight onto the roller, fresh fruit squeezed on top for flavour, and everything freezes on the roller and is the scraped off into a cup. It looks awesome and I reckon it could be a hit at events (school sports days, concerts) and markets.