Matthias Biehl

Matthias Biehl

Building Empathy Platform - DEI Leader
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Experience-strategy expert by day, passionate advocate for inclusion and diversity always. I spend my days at a global IT firm helping shape meaningful digital experiences, and I spend my energy outside of work building a platform designed to connect people beyond their usual circles. My goal is simple: to foster empathy, break down silos and help people discover the broader, human side of connection. If you care about community, real human connection and building empathy in a deeply networked world, I’d love for you to follow along.

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  • Pool Match
    Pool MatchMeet someone you'd never normally meet - every month.
    Jul 2026
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    Joined Product HuntDecember 8th, 2025

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29d ago

Most "loneliness tech" is designed to keep you lonely. What would the opposite look like?

There's something broken about how we're approaching loneliness right now.

The market is flooded with apps and platforms that claim to "solve" loneliness, but when you look closely, the business model tells a different story. AI companions behind a paywall, Friendship apps that gamify interaction to keep you in the app, Social platforms that optimize for engagement metrics and not actual human connection.

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20d ago

Pool Match - Meet someone you'd never normally meet - every month.

Pool Match connects strangers worldwide through random, monthly one-on-one conversations. No algorithm, no profiles, no swiping - just one unexpected conversation that might change how you see the world.
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7mo ago

When do you actually decide to go beyond English?

I keep going back and forth on this, so I m curious how others think about it.

At what point do you start taking non-English markets seriously?

  • only after you feel solid PMF in English?

  • when inbound users from certain regions show up?

  • by picking one market early (Japan, LatAm, etc.) and committing?

  • or do you just keep pushing it off to stay focused?

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