Show HN: Dating Ring (YC W14) – We do the work, you do the dating

Re:Show HN: Dating Ring (YC W14) – We do the work, you do th... by stronglikedan on Tuesday October 14, 2014 @03:17PM (#8455168)

> or ask for a second one if you don't like the first

That's actually very common, especially in states where you only have to pay for what you eat, so restaurants are all to happy to replace your meal if you don't like it.

That being said, I understand why you are doing it the way you're doing it, thanks to your explanation. As for the price, I don't think it's the price that people would balk at, but rather, the principle - the fact that they can flat out lose their money based on someone else's whim.

I think that if you figure out how to give them something for their money when a date falls through, then it would just make people feel better. I don't know what that could be though, so I'll leave it to you.

While I'm here, I'll add my vote to get rid of the Facebook requirement. I'm very single and ready to mingle, but I don't do social media.

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Re:Show HN: Dating Ring (YC W14) – We do the work, you do th... by laurenkay on Tuesday October 14, 2014 @04:00PM (#8455419)

Thanks, this is a great comment. Moving signin with Facebook way up on our list.

And you're definitely right that it's the principle, and we should think about that more. I like the idea of giving something, and not paying $20 for nothing. It's a tricky scenario (we played around with the business model for months before releasing the new site) but we'll be brainstorming this a lot more.

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Re:Show HN: Dating Ring (YC W14) – We do the work, you do th... by dabogy on Tuesday October 14, 2014 @07:00PM (#8456297)

You should give a 25% discount credit for every failed match, which is not usable until they reach 100% discount. Meaning, 4 failed matches gives a free match credit. If a match occurs before 4 consecutive failed matches, then the aggregate discount is cleared.

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Re:Show HN: Dating Ring (YC W14) – We do the work, you do th... by younes0 on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @03:06AM (#8457447)

You could get rid of Facebook signup but incentive your users after the signup to connect their Facebook account for "a better matchmaking" and to not meet their friends or grandma.

It I would also suggest them to import all of their social accounts (instagram, pinterest, twitter) which makes sense since your role as a matchmaker is to gather informations as much as you can.

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