Sebastian Schmid

Sebastian Schmid

Building a social app
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I've travelled the world and noticed the same thing everywhere: people are lonelier than ever, even surrounded by others. We're in a human connection crisis and most of us feel it but can't name it. I built TĂȘte-Ă -TĂȘte because I believe the average person deserves a real shot at love. Not an algorithm deciding their worth. Not a swipe deciding their future. Every person has something remarkable in them and they should get the chance to show it. My ambition is simple: make genuine human connection the norm again.

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TĂȘte-Ă -TĂȘte: Real Connectionsp/tete-a-tete-real-connectionsSebastian Schmid‱

3mo ago

Is AI making us better at dating or just better at avoiding it?

We are living through the loneliness epidemic and AI is stepping in to fill the gap. AI companions, AI conversation coaches, AI profile writers. All of it designed to help us connect, but none of it is actually connection.

I keep asking myself: are we building tools that lead people toward each other, or tools that make being alone more comfortable?

That is the question that led me to build T te- -T te. No AI matching. No algorithm deciding who you should meet. Just real people, real proposals, real dates.

Curious what the Product Hunt community thinks. Is AI a bridge to human connection or a substitute for it?

Sebastian Schmid‱

3mo ago

TĂȘte-Ă -TĂȘte: Real Connections - The best connections aren't on screens. They're TĂȘte-Ă -TĂȘte.

Most dating apps optimised for conversation. Endless matches, witty openers, two-week text threads that go nowhere. TĂȘte-Ă -TĂȘte does the opposite. No chat before the first date. You pick an experience, get matched with someone who wants the same thing, and you just show up. The first impression happens in person. 51% of proposals turn into real dates. 85% show-up rate. Zero AI deciding who you should like. Just two people. A place. A time.
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