Re:Open Source Dating App
by folkhack on Monday November 18, 2019 @01:58PM
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Sorry for the negative feedback, but I'm not sure on the practicality of some of your main features:
> Sidenote: all bars are scraped from yelp.
Is it only bars? If so this is going to be a no-go for a ton of users. Coffee is a much more appropriate meeting spot for people with a lower price point, less commitment, no intoxication, easy to have a conversation, etc.
> Oh, and one more important thing. There's no chat within the app.
I would see this as a missing feature and something that will turn a ton of potential users off to your platform. People want/need to vet each other out before meeting in-person (especially women, and I say this as a man). A quick textual chat can really save you a lot of time, as I filtered a ton of potential dates out that way.
> We will have opportunities for users to verify themselves with their linkedin profile (this would come at a cost, i.e., $10)
In addition to the previous point I made, this is a non-starter because there are still a ton of creeps/jerks that are on LinkedIn, and I don't see this as a concession for removing messaging from your platform.
> Sidenote: all bars are scraped from yelp.
Is it only bars? If so this is going to be a no-go for a ton of users. Coffee is a much more appropriate meeting spot for people with a lower price point, less commitment, no intoxication, easy to have a conversation, etc.
> Oh, and one more important thing. There's no chat within the app.
I would see this as a missing feature and something that will turn a ton of potential users off to your platform. People want/need to vet each other out before meeting in-person (especially women, and I say this as a man). A quick textual chat can really save you a lot of time, as I filtered a ton of potential dates out that way.
> We will have opportunities for users to verify themselves with their linkedin profile (this would come at a cost, i.e., $10)
In addition to the previous point I made, this is a non-starter because there are still a ton of creeps/jerks that are on LinkedIn, and I don't see this as a concession for removing messaging from your platform.