Flock

@taykcrane yes you definitely nailed the problem we're trying to solve. We still get a fair amount of users signing up on a daily basis, but engagement isn't great. While I love the functionality of the app and it works well for someone like myself with 200+ friends on the app, for the majority of new users there is not much value. We didn't do a good job of easily allowing people to join plans that don't have the app. If I were to do it all over again I would focus on making it at first a single player game (for example having a curated list of fun ideas) in addition to an app that works well with a lot of people. I would also make it easier to invite friends to plans that aren't on the app yet. Let me know if you have any suggestions!

@ajwaxman A few suggestions, actually. First, it sounds like you're no longer working on it? I'd suggest you keep working on it! I really, really love this idea. It's the idea I've been riffing on in my head for the past few months; I didn't know it existed until today. My second suggestion is a feature. I don't like the idea of a single player game, that isn't what the app is for and it sets the wrong idea (plus there are million apps like that already). My vision for this app (in my head) provides real value for users who are not on the app. I think this can be achieved by allowing Flock users to select friends that aren't on the app, and text them anyway. The text would read like any other text "Do you want to come over for drinks tonight?", with the added addition of a "- sent via Flock" (I called my idea Signal). The text also comes from my number (not sure if this is possible in iOS), and responses are sent back to my number. If the app is able to default to texting, worst case scenario is it's pretty equivalent to what I do now and what people are used to. I can still mass-invite 5-10 friends, those that are interested can reply, and those with the app installed get a richer experience. Curious, did you build the app yourself? technical co-founder? Outsourced it? Do you and your friends still use it? If not, I'm curious why it fell out of favor. But if so, it really sounds like this idea works on some level. And I really want to have been right over the last few months, haha.

@taykcrane my friend/co-founder Misha (https://twitter.com/mburshteyn) did all the obj-c work. My friends and I use it, but not as frequently as I would like. In addition to having some friends that have Android phones, I think most ppl still find it easier to text for making plans