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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 ohashi »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #14

This will be a success. One of the things our church has done is something called 'dinner for 7' which is a system whereby people opt in that they are interested in meeting new people, and the church sets up a group of 7 who then agree to meet and have some dinners together (nominally hosted from house to house). It really helps you meet folks, interact and engage with them. It 'forces' what would otherwise have to b…

Why 7? I hate odd numbers of peoples in groups, most people tend to pair off in their conversation sitting at a table in my experience. If you're the odd man/woman out... it's awkward.

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

#42

Post by morganls »

cienrak wrote: post #3

So this is a triple "non date"? That sounds like it has a lot of potential to be awkward. What kind of social engineering goes into picking the people?

according to TNW article, there's human matchmaking involved too.

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/09/08/just-launched-grouper-...

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

#44

Post by snprbob86 »

ohashi wrote: post #41
ChuckMcM wrote: post #14

This will be a success. One of the things our church has done is something called 'dinner for 7' which is a system whereby people opt in that they are interested in meeting new people, and the church sets up a group of 7 who then agree to meet and have some dinners together (nominally hosted from house to house). It really helps you meet folks, interact and engage with them. It 'forces' what would otherwise have to b…

Why 7? I hate odd numbers of peoples in groups, most people tend to pair off in their conversation sitting at a table in my experience. If you're the odd man/woman out... it's awkward.

I've found that odd numbers tend to keep the conversation going. If the odd person is remotely assertive, they will interject to avoid being left out. This keeps the conversation moving from topic to topic without getting stuck with two people talking past each other.

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

#45

Post by snprbob86 »

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.

I went through TechStars Seattle last year and now have the privilege of watching the 2011 class from up close, since my company has remained in the same co-working space.

Everyone says that ideas are bullshit, but there isn't anything much like watching the evolution of your own idea and that of nine of groups of peers. But, it wasn't really until this year, watching ten budding companies from the outside, that it became so hilariously apparent that no first time entrepreneur has any fucking clue what they are doing.

I've overheard some of the companies pitch half a dozen ideas in a single afternoon. At least one or two of these wildly off course teams are the ones who are showing promise of discovering deep insight into their respective markets. For some teams, bouncing around is simply part of the process.

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

#46

Post by revorad »

snprbob86 wrote: post #44
ohashi wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why 7? I hate odd numbers of peoples in groups, most people tend to pair off in their conversation sitting at a table in my experience. If you're the odd man/woman out... it's awkward.

I've found that odd numbers tend to keep the conversation going. If the odd person is remotely assertive, they will interject to avoid being left out. This keeps the conversation moving from topic to topic without getting stuck with two people talking past each other.

I've found that, regardless of odd or even numbers, I am often the only one not talking to anyone at the table. I'm not awkward or too shy, but I guess sometimes I'm not assertive enough or I just like listening in to other conversations more.

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

#48

Post by dools »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #40
timsally wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

"but if even heterosexuals are established in a forced equal balance solely based on gender... what hope have I?"

It's not a date! And when gay guys want to "just have fun" rather than "go on a date" don't you enjoy the company of women just as much as men?

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

#49

Post by dools »

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.

The Greplin dude scrapped his idea something like 3 days before DEMO DAY, let alone the interview.

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

#50

Post by dools »

pbiggar wrote: post #32
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.

He didn't say "right" he said "opportunity"
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