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Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

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post #90

The HN description says: "users can opt to have a “Wali” present in their conversations " The site says: _Women_ can include a guardian in their conversation for extra peace of mind. Which is correct?

As long as some 'users' are also 'women' both can be correct at the same time. I don't necessarily see a conflict between the two statements! :D

Re: Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

#102
post #90

The HN description says: "users can opt to have a “Wali” present in their conversations " The site says: _Women_ can include a guardian in their conversation for extra peace of mind. Which is correct?

The chaperone feature is coming to both genders in the next major version. Historically it was just for women as we used to refer to it as a "Wali" which Islamically is only for this sex

Re: Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

#103
post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We've had 600 confirmed weddings and 6,000 couples leave after finding each other within the app We think the former is likely higher too as many choose to keep it private

So if people leave after finding each other but don't get married wouldn't that technically be dating?

We see dating to be non-exclusive where as these 6,000 couples are in committed relationships

Re: Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

#104
post #56

Pretty cool guys. I can see from the play store comments that your users love the app. Best wishes. Whats 'Halal, free, and fun'? Whats you tech stack like?

Thank you! Halal being "ok" Islamically, free as the old competition are very expensive, and fun so the process sounds noncommittal (many are put off by fearing being rushed into something they're not necessarily ready for) It's a LEMP stack heavily utilising Memcached for performance and XMPP for real time functionality

How have you initially launched it so hat it got traction? Sending mails to your friends? at an event? posting in FB group?

Re: Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

#106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So if people leave after finding each other but don't get married wouldn't that technically be dating?

We see dating to be non-exclusive where as these 6,000 couples are in committed relationships

So if people use your app until they agree to be in an exclusive relationship aren't they "dating" until then?

Re: Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

#108
post #56

Pretty cool guys. I can see from the play store comments that your users love the app. Best wishes. Whats 'Halal, free, and fun'? Whats you tech stack like?

Thank you! Halal being "ok" Islamically, free as the old competition are very expensive, and fun so the process sounds noncommittal (many are put off by fearing being rushed into something they're not necessarily ready for) It's a LEMP stack heavily utilising Memcached for performance and XMPP for real time functionality

If you plan to use NodeJS and ReactJS in future - please feel free to reach out (email under profile section). I am a freelance consultant and have built and launched my own products (end to end). They are not monetizing and I freelance currently.

Re: Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

#109

It's obviously great from a business perspective, you found a niche and you're serving a community's needs. Kudos for being a smart startup. It's also funny if Ryan isn't actually Muslim... lol. But I mean elephant in the room, I don't like religious institutions or traditional societal norms based in religion, any religion. Goes without saying but it's all on the way out anyways, since we now know magical people who…

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Re: Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet

#110

It's obviously great from a business perspective, you found a niche and you're serving a community's needs. Kudos for being a smart startup. It's also funny if Ryan isn't actually Muslim... lol. But I mean elephant in the room, I don't like religious institutions or traditional societal norms based in religion, any religion. Goes without saying but it's all on the way out anyways, since we now know magical people who…

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