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Pietz Prove@gopietz · Media Computer Science Student
good looking app and video! nice job. but i think you'll have a very hard time. your app is essentially useless until a huge amount of people are using it. you need millions of users for even a tiny chance of sitting at the same restaurant as another user. you're even more hyper local than happn! its going to be hard.
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Alessandro Schiassi@alessandro_schiassi · CEO & Founder at Magnetic Field, Inc.
@gopietz and @rueter That was definitely a concern, but we have a strategy to (hopefully) make it work: essentially we are going to limit the venues where someone can check-in, so people would have to go there to use the app. We are going to scale accordingly based on the active users. This is also our B2B plan to generate revenues without charging our use… See more
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Yusuf Erdogan@erdogany · Software engineer, crypso
@alessandro_schiassi @gopietz @rueter I liked the monetisation strategy. Interesting design choice though... Risky at the same time I think. Why did you go with that? Also photos are only in B&W? And by the way it's not available in UK yet, when do you plan to release here?
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Alessandro Schiassi@alessandro_schiassi · CEO & Founder at Magnetic Field, Inc.
@erdogany I figured if I have to design something why not make it beautiful and unique? Our focus target is 25-45 classy professionals, therefore cute animals and flashy colors wouldn't have cut, in my opinion. Also, the 15° angle is more ergonomic since your thumb arrives with an angle on the screen. B&W pictures are both classier and faster to load:… See more
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Yusuf Erdogan@erdogany · Software engineer, crypso
@alessandro_schiassi Cool! Thanks for the information! You can count me into promoting your app in London when arrives. :) I am not sure if I would use it much but I will be mentioning it to friends. In fact I used to mention this exact idea to friends, and now you have done it. Good job. Wishing you success!
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Brendan Beirne@brendanbeirne · Strategy / product, Joojoo
@alessandro_schiassi you've probably thought of this already but concerts and festivals would be good places to target. Also cruise ships, resorts and youth hostels... anywhere with a captive audience that's in one place for more than an hour or two.
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Alessandro Schiassi@alessandro_schiassi · CEO & Founder at Magnetic Field, Inc.
@brendanbeirne Yes, in fact, we've been promoting Magnet at Coachella this year! In our society there are plenty of places and event we go to socialize, that's going to be the strength of our app, with just a layer of technology to take out the awkwardness ;)
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