I’ve heard from some recent YC videos that people have been making these friend finder apps for something like 20 years. Is this true? And if it is, what are some previous apps that are similar to this one?
Foursquare
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#62I would love for this to be a thing, but it’s always going to be super niche. There have been other similar tools, with limited success: Nomad List, Doppler, TripIt’s now-gone social features, Apple’s Find My. So far, the best way has just been to share travel plans in friend chat groups.
I just connected Mozi to my nearly 1000 contacts and it found zero matches, meaning I’m the first one in my network to use it. I suspect to be solo for a very long time.
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#63This is very similar to Dopplr.com - started in 2007ish and had a bunch of hype but not many people formed a habit of using it. It was acquihired by Nokia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopplr
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#64So it's a social network for digital nomads? I was thinking of making an app like that.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
Makes me think back to Foursquare - it didn't tell anyone anything in advance but it did tell you who else was at your exact location. Depending on your permissions and if you would let it know about Facebook events, calendar events, etc. then you might get notifications or see when someone is going to be going to the same restaurant, etc. I think events is the key, while you're focused a bit on city . They do specif…
It really made me think of Dopplr, which was one of the delighful and beautiful Web 2 apps that never quite broke out. The thing that feels different between now and Web 2 is that the Internet is so much bigger. So you can build an app that has a niche and it can still be pretty big. I was on the early beta for this app and it's great, especially if networking and travel are a big part of your life. I honestly have n…
Dopplr is the first thing I thought of too.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
Similar vibes to lawmakers that have public hearings with airline execs and talk about air travel issues as if it's an issue American voters frequently think about. Most Americans travel 0-2 times per year. About half don't fly at all.
It's also like the news always summarizing the stock market even though ~40% of Americans hold no stock at all, even indirectly through mutual funds or retirement accounts[1]. 1: https://news.gallup.com/poll/266807/percentage-americans-own...
Eh, the news dealing with issues that affect 60% of people seems pretty reasonable to me?
I also don't really think it's particularly helpful to categorise people in this way - if we were talking about an immutable characteristic, like if the news spent half of the time talking about the struggles of being 7ft tall even though basically no-one is 7ft tall, that would be a bit odd.
But buying shares is a generally available thing.
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#67Are you only allowed to have friends if you use iOS (and they all do)?
There's no Android app (yet) and no website - effectively making this an iOS only social network.
I'll pass, thanks
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#68nope!!
this thing like medium, will become enshittified quickly.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
Similar vibes to lawmakers that have public hearings with airline execs and talk about air travel issues as if it's an issue American voters frequently think about. Most Americans travel 0-2 times per year. About half don't fly at all.
It's also like the news always summarizing the stock market even though ~40% of Americans hold no stock at all, even indirectly through mutual funds or retirement accounts[1]. 1: https://news.gallup.com/poll/266807/percentage-americans-own...
16% of six-figure earners is the really shocking part here. They make 100k and don’t have a 401k or IRA? What?! How?!
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#70he doesn't discuss financials, but that's my first and only question: how is this gonna be funded if it takes off?
Exactly my question too. It seems a little disingenuous not to talk about it. Is it going to try to sell me travel and accom? Venues to meet up with people? I have no interest unless I see a sustainable, unshitified business model.
The founder is also behind medium.com, if that sheds any light on the risk of enshittification.