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Ameego

Airbnb for people. Rent friends by the hour.

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Clay Kohut
@claykohut · founder, ameego.me
Hey Product Hunters, I'm Clay ( founder of Ameego )! Ameego enables users to hang out with new friends whenever they want, wherever they are. Users don't have to worry about how late it is or what their friends are up to. Need a wingman for the night? A local guide? You've got one at the touch of a button. Currently, Ameegos are paid directly by their… See more

Discussion

Chakkaradeep
@chakkaradeep · Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Sounds like a bad idea. Paying someone to spend time with you - if you are lonely, you need real friends and not someone that will hang out with you for money. That is depressing. Its like after an hour, "bro, that is $50, bye". You shouldn't call this "meet new friends", just "hire people to do jobs". Sorry, this is very depressing.
Walter Reid
@walterareid · Product
This is a tricky one. The concept is interesting, but the use of the terms "friend" might be the hangup for me (in the marketing material). This is like volunteering + money. While I'm sure charities want volunteers badly, paying them no longer makes them volunteers. Friends who are paid, aren't friends. I do like the 'local guide' aspect or an 'extra set… See more
brandon lucas green
@sphmrs · Product @wayfair, tinkerer, songwriter
Interesting idea - the social tour guide angle is cool. What stops people from using it for things like prostitution? (Or do you guys care about that use case?)
Dave Pinke
@davepinke · Director of Product, Stocktwits
Yeah, I'll just leave this here: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos...
Nicolas Kneler
@nicolaskneler · Head of Product, Hinch.as
yikes 😬. The idea of paying someone to hang out with me, it's a bit depressing. I'd be wondering if the person actually likes me or if he would rather be somewhere else. On the other hand, i wouldn't know how to charge someone for my company, and would feel the need to "entertain" the other person (not sexy time, but something). Maybe if it was merit based,… See more