My good friend Ash Bhat has just launched Rive. He was happy to discover that as of last night, Apple has decided to feature it in the App Store.
Rive does two things. Firstly, it makes it easy to send contact information. Think of it as a replacement for giving someone your number. Secondly, it allows you to meet other early adopters. Rive shows you when people using the app are nearby.
Lastly -- Ash is starting at UC Berkeley in the fall. If you're a UC Berkeley student, or you're about to be one, he's a good person to know. Ash's email is me@ashbhat.com and I encourage anyone from Berkeley to send him an email.
Hope this comes to Android soon. It's so beautiful and have really enjoyed the experience when trying it out on other people's phones. Ash is a baller :)
Thanks Chris! It's been an exciting 24 hours for Rive. We just launched an action packed v2 with the surprise of being featured in Business by the AppStore.
Some of the most valuable friendships I have resulted in serendipitous meetings whether riding Caltrain, at a hackathon, or walking around a college campus.
We pass by hundreds if not thousands of people a day on our way to school or work, most of which we don’t meet.
Rive intends to increase those rare occurrences by doing two things
1.Increase the chance that we meet people (rive nearby)
2.make it simple, and quick to share contact information
Let Rive create the opportunities and take the time out of networking, and let you focus more time on human to human interaction.
@theashbhat separately, I love meeting new people and chatting over product, software, and technology. Whether at Berkeley or in the bay area, if one of those areas interest you, I'd love to grab coffee. Like Chris mention, you can email me at me@ashbhat.com
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Been on Rive for a month now - best contact exchange app I've used yet. Super simple and intuitive, highly recommend.
Been using rive for a while. Ash always brings unique products to the table. I've found the nice part about using this is that it doesnt feel like it's slotted for only business or personal but covers both well. Design is clean too.
Keep it up Ash.
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I've known Ash for a while now, and he's an incredibly talented baller.
Given that this is a busy space, I'm excited to see what unique insights and solutions, Ash has come up with.
How is this different from the countless other networking and easy 'contact information exchange' applications?
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Interesting concept. Do both the sender and user need to have a Rive account in order to conduct a transfer?
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