dingquan

My goal is to have a tool that is fast and easy to find people to hang out with nearby (easy as calling Uber). Meetups are usually formal gatherings where someone gives a speech on some topic. And only group owners can call meetups. While my intent is to have more casual gathering where anybody can initiate a meetup call for others to join.

>> Will this end up being a dating app? Would that be a bad thing?

Old version of my app was one to one match (tinder style) which has a strong feel of a dating app. Current version is for small groups to get together. That still could be a way for people to find dates. Personally I don't feel it's a bad thing. My ultimate goal is to provide a tool for people to gather and social like it's pre-digital age. Because personally I feel that face to face meet up provides 10x better satisfaction than reading feeds online. Whether it's dating or professional networking, I don't mind.

>> What happens if you get paired with someone you don't like?

"life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." If you don't like the person you met, don't see him/her again. :) Again, the app works as small group meet up, so hopefully one of them is fun to hang out with.

>> Do I get to see who I eat with before meeting them?

Right now you see a picture, a short bio that user provides and the person's interests. All as information to break the ice when meeting face to face.

>> How do you make money?

I don't know... People are used to paying nothing for apps. I'm still in the stage of testing how many people have such needs. All revenue models are just theories until there are ton of people using the product.

but you can't carry your TV around like cell phones. I still feel the problem is worse now a days. Also when you are watching TV with someone, at least you're watching the same thing together, which often spurs conversations. Now everyone is fixated to their own phones, each person has no clue of what other people are reading on their phones.

Sounds great!

there's a known bug that tapping the "no plans nearby" card will cause the app to freeze or crash. A fix in in the review by Apple.

clickable URL: https://goo.gl/41DhCI

I agree with what you said in your second paragragh and the edit section 100%. That's almost exactly what I was planning to do next.

that's exactly my problem right now... finding enough users that are within foot distance

personally I find it boring to go out with coworkers for lunch everyday. but I don't want to eat alone for most of the days either. How do you feel about this. do you want/need a third option for workday lunches?