Lobby - 1 minute video call

BeReal for video chat

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Lobby is a passive social app for spontaneous video calls: 1) Get a video call every night 2) Pick up and it’s gonna be a random friend of yours 3) You don’t know which one it is until you pick up 4) The call ends in 1 minute Put down social media. Talk to your friends, for just one minute.
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Lobby - 1 minute facetime gallery image
Lobby - 1 minute facetime gallery image
Lobby - 1 minute facetime gallery image
Lobby - 1 minute facetime gallery image
Lobby - 1 minute facetime gallery image
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Launch tags:Social Network•Social Media•Social Networking
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Hans
Maker
Hey, it’s Hans here from Team Lobby. We’ve been working on a “passive” social app, and we’d love to hear your thoughts! With GenZ’s growing antipathy towards traditional social media, as well as the professional workforce remaining hybrid, people need AUTHENTIC connections now more than ever. However, reaching out for no reason is cringe (remember those “what’s up” messages or “streak” snaps?), which is why you lose touch with most friends you know. Lobby’s mission has always been about helping friends stay in touch, and now we are taking it to the extreme and thoroughly fulfilling our mission. Lobby is an app that calls you and your friends: 1. Get a video call every night 2. You don’t know who it is until you pick up (could be your BFF, your high school friend, your raver buddy, your crush, your teammate...) 3. The catch-up call ends in one minute. Think of it as a BeReal but for video chat, or a Monkey/ Chatroulette but among friends. We believe that IRL interactions are spontaneous PRECISELY because they are passive (you just run into them). We hope Lobby can unleash all those convos that could have happened but didn’t. Just 1 serendipitous chat a day, for you, me, and everyone around us.
Elliot Padfield
Really love this & the recent trend of social apps focusing on a 'purist' approach, helping people connect rather than widening the gap between friends. One of the best social startups I've seen in a while. Great job @hanslin98 and the team.
Hans
Maker
@elliotpadfield Really appreciate your support Elliot. Exactly! It's so easy to lose touch with friends and people that were close to us nowadays(friends from college, ex-coworkers, or family members if you live abroad). It's time for products that are actually about creating connections rather than curation.
Jorge Casals
Must admit that sounds interesting - Congratulations on the launch. Will pass it on to my close connections.
Hans
Maker
@jorge_casals_ Thanks for your support, Jorge! 🙌 Feel free to drop me a line here or on Twitter (@ hansbulla_) if you have any questions/feedback!
Jorge Casals
@jorge_casals_ @hanslin98 Sure! Sorry that I commented with the incorrect account - Will drop you a line on Twitter. Congrats again.
Bjarn Bronsveld
Spectate
This looks awesome, really dig the idea! 🤩 Going to try this out with some friends. Congrats!
Hans
Maker
@bjarnbronsveld 🔥 Really appreciate the support. Glad you like the idea! Don't hesitate to dm me anytime if you got any feedback. Would love to have your input!
Gajanan Sawale
@hanslin98 congratulations on launch..!!
Michael Silber
Product Hunt
This is cool, I love the idea of getting connected to chat with friends in a more casual way. How did you land on one minute? That feels too short to connect in any meaningful way.
Hans
Maker
@product_at_producthunt Hey Michael, good question. One minute every day so that people know what to expect: it's just 1 minute, it's short hence low commitment; it's gonna be with a random friend of yours, so even if you missed it, it's not that big a deal because you know there will be another one the next day. The one-minute call is just a call to action, you’re more than welcome to hang around longer if you want :). I've found myself and friends hopping on another call in-app after we had just had a one-minute call.
Anastasia Tuktarova
This is cool project! Congrats 🎉
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