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Chris Calmeyn
@calc · Co-founder of Scout
@rrhoover,
Thanks for jumping in!
We always felt search was very important and early feedback confirmed this to be true. As a result we tried to anticipate the most valuable search types for real world needs: “designers from great companies”, “top early stage investors”, “mobile experts near me”, etc. We’re trying to build the quickest path to the best p… See more
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Erik Torenberg
@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
I had a lot of hope for, but ultimately was disappointed by, the Weave app, which seems which seems pretty similar to this.
What types of people will get serious value from this? I wonder if it would help to make it explicitly mentor/mentee based.
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Chris Calmeyn
@calc · Co-founder of Scout
Hey @eriktorenberg,
Thanks for your interest and suggestions!
When designing Caliber we focused heavily on easing the difficulty and awkwardness of meeting new people. Among the ways we wanted to differentiate ourselves with other new products in this space is to not rely too heavily on proximity.
Proximity is a factor on Caliber, however we also facto… See more
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
A few similar products come to mind:
- Weave - Tinder for professionals nearby cc @zealoustiger
- Volley - Connect with purpose through short, actionable requests. cc @mimurchison
- Meeet - Find Devs and Designers for Side Projects (pre-launch) cc @nhbschr
- Jobr - Tinder for job hunting @ThomasPage
- CoffeeMe - Tinder for Professional Networking @hsukenooi… See more
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Chris Calmeyn
@calc · Co-founder of Scout
@rrhoover,
Thanks for jumping in!
We always felt search was very important and early feedback confirmed this to be true. As a result we tried to anticipate the most valuable search types for real world needs: “designers from great companies”, “top early stage investors”, “mobile experts near me”, etc. We’re trying to build the quickest path to the best p… See more
