Rik Venture, founder of TestDrive, said they have launched the startup and will spend 90 days in Brazil trying to make it work, according to a post on X. Venture posted the plan on their personal X account, @rikventure.
Venture described the effort as the first episode of growing TestDrive in public. The company’s site says TestDrive is currently in beta.
TestDrive lets product owners submit products for public reviews by builders on X, with rewards for reviewers. For product owners, the process includes sharing product details, working on a review brief, having ranked builders test the product, having builders publish reviews on X, and reviewing the results.
Builders connect an X account through a one-time verification phrase rather than OAuth. They must register an exact review draft, publish it on X themselves and submit the post link for independent verification.
The company says positive, neutral and negative reviews can qualify for rewards if they meet the published brief. Its stated policy is that useful feedback does not need to be positive. The site identifies Venture as the founder and references the @rikventure handle. The TestDrive homepage lists 17 campaigns, 363 reviews, 25 builders and $2,550 paid out.
Venture announced the 90-day Brazil plan in a post on X from their personal account. The post does not give an exact launch date.
