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Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by djb_hackernews »

huhtenberg wrote: post #26
amirmc wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

pg's said many times that they primarily look at the people rather than the idea. It probably wasn't (just) paperbuff that got them to the interview stage. Just sayin.

Well, it doesn't matter. Do you think it makes much sense to invest in people who decide to pitch an idea that is not even 2 days old? Or rather - in people who think it's acceptable to do that? Hm.

Didn't the reddit team get accepted without an idea? I mean, in your terms their idea hadn't even be thought of yet.

It's about the people, not the idea.

Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by pbiggar »

huhtenberg wrote: post #22

Forget the triple date part, look at this - We applied to YC with paperbuff.com. In the 36 hours before our interview, we ditched paperbuff and built qomments.com, were rejected, then decided to build a product people would actually want I am sorry, but this is ridiculous . This is not only a waste of everyone's time in YC, but it also takes away an opportunity from other people who could have pitched in their place.…

> "but it also takes away an opportunity from other people who could have pitched in their place."

You don't have a right to a YC interview.

Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by adamtmca »

djb_hackernews wrote: post #31
huhtenberg wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, it doesn't matter. Do you think it makes much sense to invest in people who decide to pitch an idea that is not even 2 days old? Or rather - in people who think it's acceptable to do that? Hm.

Didn't the reddit team get accepted without an idea? I mean, in your terms their idea hadn't even be thought of yet. It's about the people, not the idea.

SMS food ordering, iirc.

Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by tryitnow »

EREFUNDO wrote: post #6

This platform could potentially take social networking to the next level, getting strangers with similar interest to actually meet. And not just on a dating/adult level, but on a wholesome and casual scenario. People don't do this because of our social and cognitive limitations. I guess having an algorithm to do the picks takes out that awkward task. They say that a stranger is a friend you just haven't met yet, well…

Yes, I would be a lot more into social networking if there was an opportunity to actually meet new people. However, I am still confused by the gender requirements.

What exactly is this if it's not a date? Or kinda a date? Or "something that might be possibly misconstrued as a date"?

Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by metellus »

biot wrote: post #30

> We took our $400 travel reimbursement check from YC and > used that as seed capital for Grouper I once returned a book to Amazon. If I used that money to fund a startup, it'd be rather disingenuous to call that Amazon-funded. Makes for a good headline though. That aside, it sounds like a fantastic idea.

  > Co-founders Jerry Guo and Michael Waxman like to joke
  > that Grouper is a Y Combinator-funded startup.
They're not actually claiming to be funded by Y Combinator. Betabeat's headline didn't mention YC either.

Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by EREFUNDO »

tryitnow wrote: post #36
EREFUNDO wrote: post #6

This platform could potentially take social networking to the next level, getting strangers with similar interest to actually meet. And not just on a dating/adult level, but on a wholesome and casual scenario. People don't do this because of our social and cognitive limitations. I guess having an algorithm to do the picks takes out that awkward task. They say that a stranger is a friend you just haven't met yet, well…

Yes, I would be a lot more into social networking if there was an opportunity to actually meet new people. However, I am still confused by the gender requirements. What exactly is this if it's not a date? Or kinda a date? Or "something that might be possibly misconstrued as a date"?

I guess calling it "not a date" will create a more casual and less awkward environment where people can meet and connect. But it's quite obvious that the 3 male and 3 female set up is designed to match up people of the opposite sex.

Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by biot »

metellus wrote: post #37
biot wrote: post #30

> We took our $400 travel reimbursement check from YC and > used that as seed capital for Grouper I once returned a book to Amazon. If I used that money to fund a startup, it'd be rather disingenuous to call that Amazon-funded. Makes for a good headline though. That aside, it sounds like a fantastic idea.

> Co-founders Jerry Guo and Michael Waxman like to joke > that Grouper is a Y Combinator-funded startup. They're not actually claiming to be funded by Y Combinator. Betabeat's headline didn't mention YC either.

The HN title used to be: "YC-Funded Despite Rejection". It has since been updated to match the Betabeat headline.

Re: Grouper Sets You Up With Three Facebook Strangers, But ‘It’s Not a Date’

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

timsally wrote: post #20
jules wrote: post #17

So it's not a date, but you do have to have 3 men and 3 women? If it's not a date, then why the gender requirement? And why match on attractiveness? If it is a date but for whatever reason they don't want to say so (I'm guessing because of the social stigma around online dating in some circles -- check out the description of Blendr: it's exactly like Grindr but it's totally different), what about gay people?

So it's not a date, but you do have to have 3 men and 3 women? If it's not a date, then why the gender requirement? And why match on attractiveness? Because when the average person wants to have fun, he or she usually is looking for a gender balanced group with attractiveness levels similar to him/her. Even a tangential experience with greek life or the party scene while in college gives you a pretty good feel for wh…

> he or she usually is looking for a gender balanced group with attractiveness levels similar to him/her

is this really the case? I mean, it's hard enough for me to find other gay guys, but if even heterosexuals are established in a forced equal balance solely based on gender... what hope have I?

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