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Steven Rueter@rueter · Developer
You have a massive, multi-faceted network effects hurdle to overcome with this, so I'm interested to hear your strategy to get users.
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Alessandro Schiassi@alessandro_schiassi · CEO & Founder at Magnetic Field, Inc.
@rueter I copy/paste the answer since I noticed your question was getting more upvotes: 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… See more
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James O'Sullivan@james_osullivan · CEO, Sullstice
@alessandro_schiassi @rueter @gopietz Alessandro, I agree with everyone else. This is WAY too hyper local. Maybe you can do it in the future if you get big, but I certainly think you cannot be this restrictive to start. Idk if you have seen http://weepo.com/ but they are one of your competitors. They do things a little differently like letting you match at… See more
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Alessandro Schiassi@alessandro_schiassi · CEO & Founder at Magnetic Field, Inc.
@james_osullivan @rueter @gopietz I rather build the brand around specific venues and exclusive events, even if that could mean a slow start. The brand image is crucial, while the strategy can always be changed. I'm aware of Weepo and its feature to see where you are going (we call it "pre-check-in") is in our plans. I think people either already decided t… See more
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Pietz Prove@gopietz · Media Computer Science Student
@james_osullivan @alessandro_schiassi @rueter i just watched Weepo's promo video. seems like they're aiming for a younger, cheaper and dumber audience than Magnet. It's one of those videos where I question the future of humankind. It's almost offensive to me.
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Alessandro Schiassi@alessandro_schiassi · CEO & Founder at Magnetic Field, Inc.
@gopietz @james_osullivan @rueter There is a reason why I rather focus on the branding of Magnet instead making it appealing to the masses ;) Where people see "hyper-local" I see exclusivity and potential partnerships with venues and unique events for differentiating Magnet from the competition. It's challenging but doable. Think how Uber had to both find us… See more
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