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Sup 3.0 - The first creep-free way to see nearby friends

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Congrats Rich team on the public launch of Sup 3.0 :-) Good idea to include the Android/Google Play logo and capture emails, but you should clarify that it's "coming soon" before the user clicks. Can you share any magical moments that happened thanks to Sup?
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Thanks Eze! Great feedback we will take that on-board. One magical moment for me is that I actually met a friend of Rich's at an event, ended playing a good game of table football and made a friend.
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Thanks Eze.
I second this, this definitely made me rage quit the typeform
Liking the simplicity and the "sup" factor - I think its a low threshold way to reach out to people around you without potentially interrupting them - or their anniversary dinner :) You are following in the footsteps of more than a few companies that have tried to crack the nut. Design wise this does seem pretty slick. I guess the area approach makes sense if they are arranging their own meetings and means you could broaden who you would "sup" since you're not giving away too much of your location. Has their been push back on the creep factor - I guess it stems from 4sq or other kinda apps that show more. I also think the research supports that females (males too) prefer a broader indicator of where they are rather than a specific location. Good job! Keep up the hustle :) Peter discl: worked on an app that connected people via linkedin and gps for professional meetings.
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Thanks for the feedback Peter. Really interesting stuff. This is exactly why I love the PH community! We're very focused on creating a product that users feel comfortable with using. We seem to be striking a good balance of enough discretion to avoid the creepiness, with enough hyperlocal information to facilitate meet-ups #IRL. Serendipitous moments are happening as a result of Sup, which is exactly what we want to see. How do you feel about the 'creep factor' in relation to Sup? Danny re discl: nice! This is very interesting.
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Thanks so much Peter. We're working hard to try and address a lot of this whilst keeping the tracking factor out. Would love to chat more about your linkedin GPS experience. R
Just saw this - thanks for the thoughtful reply eh and cheers to serendipity :)
Rich - neat to connect here - Peter
Creep-free! Yay! Really excited for this one...
Maker
Thanks Sarp! We've had a few people question whether or not the creep factor is still there. Hopefully, we've answered them. But I'd love to turn the question to you and ask whether you see us as creep-free and why :) Hugely grateful. Danny.
Best new app on iTunes. Great work.
Maker
Woo mama we made it! Thanks so much for the support. It's been a great week. Danny
You guys aren't a continuation of this Sup app () that died a while back, are you?
Maker
Nope we're a separate app! :) Check us out.
still a little bit creepy doe
Maker
What would get rid of those creepy vibes ?
the fact that me, friends and you all know where I am at all times for this app to be impactful
Maker
Ah but your friends won't. If they are more than 2000 meters away you won't know where they are. And if they are less than 2000 meters then you will know their distance from you but we randomise their location in the app so you won't know if they are north, west east or south unless they share their location. Of course we also allow you to hide, so nobody knows where you are :)
Maker
As James says, users can never pin point you exact location just that you are in your area. We also have a hide feature that you can tap and disappear off the radar.
* Lowered creep factory
Maker
Hey, what do you mean? How do you think we could improve this ?
Maker
We have added a hide me' option so it's really easy to take yourself off the radar.
Just poking around. I think there isn't anything to improve per se. Some people will find this ok but some will never find any sort of location sharing ok.
Maker
Fair-enough :) Hopefully in the future we can implement some features for those people.
I'm sure the market for those that are ok with sharing their location is big enough, best of luck!
Honestly I can't see anything it does that Swarm doesn't: Swarm also doesn't pinpoint you, but just show neighborhoods.
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Swarm is more of a social hyper local game. It's geared towards winning points, unlocking achievements and gaining stickers. Our philosophy is to become a "Tool for discovery".Although right now we only allow you to discover who's nearby, talk to people and also to get notifications when a friend enters your area; We have big plans for the future to expand on this. We believe this adds a lot more value to your life than gamification.
It feels like friends-only apps are almost impossible to market. If you are the first friend to download the app, and your friends still didn't download it, then the app is not working (you will delete it right away). How did you manage to face this issue? What marketing strategies may work in such a situation?
Do my friends need the Sup app for me to see them?
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They do indeed! Try it out and let us know any feedback :)
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