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Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by pbiggar »

_pius wrote: post #12

My startup is already doing this (for all couples, not just married ones) and our date subscription service is launched in SF: http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/becouply/ http://www.becouply.com https://www.becouplydates.com/

I read the article and thought "awesome", so if someone is already doing it, great! But I clicked through to your site, and I've now closed it without subscribing. Some feedback:

- "Live like a power couple": worst feature ever. I struggle to see how this could be a good feature, and offering this makes me believe you couldn't possibly offer something I want

- $199 a month, for 1 date. Well, one date a month is a bit crap, and $199 is a lot to spend for it. A "nice dinner" date night comes to maybe $120 including taxis, and I could add another $25 to have Exec arrange it if I needed to. (As a startup person, I realize your value is not limited to the value of the date, but you've managed to present the product in a way that I automatically equate "1 date == $199", so this may be a positioning problem)

- I realize your dates are a bit cooler than most, but I want to spend time with the wife, not talking to Chefs and stuff, and not being social with new couples.

- becouply.com is terrible. Becouplydates.com is a much better site, but why are there both? Are you making many becouplys (and so not focussing on the product I want)? Also, becouply.com says you arent launched, it has a twitter feed that has zero relevance to the product ("come see us at #launch", "well done on your acquisition") and has a different price ($149) to the becouplydates.com.

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by _pius »

pbiggar wrote: post #21
_pius wrote: post #12

My startup is already doing this (for all couples, not just married ones) and our date subscription service is launched in SF: http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/becouply/ http://www.becouply.com https://www.becouplydates.com/

I read the article and thought "awesome", so if someone is already doing it, great! But I clicked through to your site, and I've now closed it without subscribing. Some feedback: - "Live like a power couple": worst feature ever. I struggle to see how this could be a good feature, and offering this makes me believe you couldn't possibly offer something I want - $199 a month, for 1 date. Well, one date a month is a bit…

Thanks for your feedback. Briefly:

A "nice dinner" date night comes to maybe $120 including taxis

Regarding pricing and value, it turns out that different people have very different ideas of what constitutes "a nice date" and that's perfectly OK. Every date we send couples on includes drinks, a multi-course dinner, a fun activity, and round trip black car. Our customers love the service and the price point, but there are other types of dates out there too and we'll probably add more of them.

[T]his may be a positioning problem

We can always work on our copy, thanks for the feeback.

I want to spend time with the wife, not talking to Chefs and stuff, and not being social with new couples

Great point regarding what's important for your dates. Some dates have a group component and some don't. All of our dates have some sort of exclusive activity. Different couples have different preferences about this sort of thing and, again, that's ok.

Are you making many becouplys (and so not focussing on the product I want)?

Thanks for your feedback on the sites. We're integrating the two right now.

[it] has a different price ($149) to the becouplydates.com

I'm not seeing the pricing typo you've mentioned, but I'd love to correct it.

[it] has a twitter feed that has zero relevance to the product

It's just not the case that our Twitter account has "zero relevance" to the product. We regularly send our Twitter followers on cool dates with their partners. For example, we worked with Motley Crue to send a couple backstage to their Valentine's Day performance at the Hard Rock in Vegas. It's a Twitter account, so we use it to interact with people. It's not just a PR wire, so yes, you'll see something other than our press releases on it at times. :)

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by pbiggar »

_pius wrote: post #22
pbiggar wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I read the article and thought "awesome", so if someone is already doing it, great! But I clicked through to your site, and I've now closed it without subscribing. Some feedback: - "Live like a power couple": worst feature ever. I struggle to see how this could be a good feature, and offering this makes me believe you couldn't possibly offer something I want - $199 a month, for 1 date. Well, one date a month is a bit…

Thanks for your feedback. Briefly: A "nice dinner" date night comes to maybe $120 including taxis Regarding pricing and value, it turns out that different people have very different ideas of what constitutes "a nice date" and that's perfectly OK. Every date we send couples on includes drinks, a multi-course dinner, a fun activity, and round trip black car. Our customers love the service and the price point, but there…

I'm sure the twitter feed is relevant in general, but right now it shows startupy things, not couply things. Filtering would help.

I looked for $149, and it was actually in the Techcrunch article. Not much you can do about that. Though it might be better to order your links differently.

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by _pius »

pbiggar wrote: post #23
_pius wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your feedback. Briefly: A "nice dinner" date night comes to maybe $120 including taxis Regarding pricing and value, it turns out that different people have very different ideas of what constitutes "a nice date" and that's perfectly OK. Every date we send couples on includes drinks, a multi-course dinner, a fun activity, and round trip black car. Our customers love the service and the price point, but there…

I'm sure the twitter feed is relevant in general, but right now it shows startupy things, not couply things. Filtering would help. I looked for $149, and it was actually in the Techcrunch article. Not much you can do about that. Though it might be better to order your links differently.

Ah, gotcha, thanks for the heads up. Please feel free to e-mail me at pius@becouply.com if you have any other thoughts you'd like to share.

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by toomuchtodo »

jiggy2011 wrote: post #10
ezl wrote: post #9

Fascinating. I thought this was going to be a site about couples dating couples, like how Lily and Marshall in HIMYM were always trying to find married couples to hang out with. I suspect this is also an interesting idea to a lot of people and might look very similar to Howaboutwe -- 1. couple dating ideas, 2. monetize by freeing couples up with babysitting. Howaboutwe is "keep your love life fresh" Coupledating help…

I assumed this would be a swinging website when I first saw the headline.

This.

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by rmc »

thejteam wrote: post #11
ezl wrote: post #9

Fascinating. I thought this was going to be a site about couples dating couples, like how Lily and Marshall in HIMYM were always trying to find married couples to hang out with. I suspect this is also an interesting idea to a lot of people and might look very similar to Howaboutwe -- 1. couple dating ideas, 2. monetize by freeing couples up with babysitting. Howaboutwe is "keep your love life fresh" Coupledating help…

I'd be interested to know how they solve the babysitting problem. I know there is no way in the world I would ever allow a random person set up from a company into my house and then leave them alone with my children. That is a level of trust far beyond what I would have of any company. Now... if they opened a "daycare" agency with a physical local you can take your kids to, that might be a possibility.

Make it social! Tie it into Facebook or get list of friends who are couples. "Your friends Bob & Jim used this babysitter, would you like us to contact them?"

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by vidarh »

thejteam wrote: post #11
ezl wrote: post #9

Fascinating. I thought this was going to be a site about couples dating couples, like how Lily and Marshall in HIMYM were always trying to find married couples to hang out with. I suspect this is also an interesting idea to a lot of people and might look very similar to Howaboutwe -- 1. couple dating ideas, 2. monetize by freeing couples up with babysitting. Howaboutwe is "keep your love life fresh" Coupledating help…

I'd be interested to know how they solve the babysitting problem. I know there is no way in the world I would ever allow a random person set up from a company into my house and then leave them alone with my children. That is a level of trust far beyond what I would have of any company. Now... if they opened a "daycare" agency with a physical local you can take your kids to, that might be a possibility.

There's a ton of babysitting services that do work the way you'd never be willing to accept, so clearly not nearly all parents are as concerned about it...

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by ezl »

rmc wrote: post #26
thejteam wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be interested to know how they solve the babysitting problem. I know there is no way in the world I would ever allow a random person set up from a company into my house and then leave them alone with my children. That is a level of trust far beyond what I would have of any company. Now... if they opened a "daycare" agency with a physical local you can take your kids to, that might be a possibility.

Make it social! Tie it into Facebook or get list of friends who are couples. "Your friends Bob & Jim used this babysitter, would you like us to contact them?"

Does this exist? Seems like it should.

Sort of like how you can use linked in to figure out who people have worked with.

People with kids often have friends with kids and you can figure out all the babysitters that have one degree of separation from you.

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by rdtsc »

rmc wrote: post #26
thejteam wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be interested to know how they solve the babysitting problem. I know there is no way in the world I would ever allow a random person set up from a company into my house and then leave them alone with my children. That is a level of trust far beyond what I would have of any company. Now... if they opened a "daycare" agency with a physical local you can take your kids to, that might be a possibility.

Make it social! Tie it into Facebook or get list of friends who are couples. "Your friends Bob & Jim used this babysitter, would you like us to contact them?"

Usually nobody will recomment a good babysitter, because they'd want to keep it for themselves.

Re: Dating Site for Married Couples

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Post by rdtsc »

rmc wrote: post #26
thejteam wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be interested to know how they solve the babysitting problem. I know there is no way in the world I would ever allow a random person set up from a company into my house and then leave them alone with my children. That is a level of trust far beyond what I would have of any company. Now... if they opened a "daycare" agency with a physical local you can take your kids to, that might be a possibility.

Make it social! Tie it into Facebook or get list of friends who are couples. "Your friends Bob & Jim used this babysitter, would you like us to contact them?"

Usually nobody will recomment a good babysitter, because they'd want to keep it for themselves.
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