Apply HN: Low-friction social organization between friends
People have a very real, fundamental need to socialize with other people on a regular basis. Can this need in fast-paced, ever-busier urban lifestyles be served by technology in a more convenient way?
What if there was an app on your phone that would let you know, within minutes, if any of your friends were nearby and interested in hanging out?
We would like to propose a platform which follows the “low-friction” trend (proven by the likes of Snapchat and Tinder) and enables rapid, last-minute, high-quality social organization.
How it works: When you’re bored, you simply open the app and hit the giant red button (it might say something like “Who’s up for hanging out?”). A notification is sent to all of your friends with whom you are connected in the app and who are within a certain radius (say, 2kms).
Each friend can choose to declare themselves “in” or “busy” (or just ignore the notification). As friends elect to be up for hanging out, everyone is added to a group chat to coordinate. Even friends who are not directly connected will be able to communicate at this point.
It’s the quickest, easiest way to meet up with your friends on short-notice.
Revenue:
Our primary revenue source is expected to be modern, context-aware advertising. Knowing that a group of friends in a particular area want to socialize, it is a logical pairing that we could recommend places to meet up. This offers high-value advertising opportunities for establishments in the area of the users.
Does it have a name? Not yet. Suggestions welcome.
Who are we? A couple Canadians with a passion for building software and solving problems. We each have years of experience building software for both enterprise and consumer applications.