There is only a slim chance that this type of idea will work. That's better than nothing, and many successful startups were given low chances initially. But the

There is only a slim chance that this type of idea will work. That's better than nothing, and many successful startups were given low chances initially. But the vast majority of stone-soup ideas where the users add all the content fail. You should set criteria for success (such as 20% of academics online in 3 months) and be ready to move on to another idea if you don't meet them.