friendstonight

Wow. It's been a crazy day. http://www.businessinsider.com/new-app-friendstonight-wants-...

Hey nirmel- would love to chat more about your experiences! Please email me at sam@friendstonightapp.com

Thanks jkeel!

Thanks jmtame. FriendsTonight is similar with some key differences

- you don't need to be single - mixed groups and odd numbered groups are okay (2 women vs 5 men and women) - it's free - all chats and likes disappear at the end of the night to get people to be spontaneous

Great point dhimes! Not everyone that uses the app necessarily has to be "on the prowl".

I definitely was thinking about people in their early 30's and how hard to meet new people at that age.

If you have any ideas how to target this market, I'd love to hear them. You can email me at sam@friendstonightapp.com

Hey swah- do you want to develop apps for home country or for the US?

I used to have an android version- but it was so difficult to maintain two code bases.

Also it's very difficult to make (decent) money in the app store just by selling your app.

Hey uniclaude, I have no way to message you directly, you can email me at sam@friendstonightapp.com

I have no idea how I got so lucky, but FriendsTonight is also on ProductHunt- please check us out! http://www.producthunt.com/tech/friendstonight

Thanks!

It's not just for groups of guys and girls- mixed groups can meet as well!

That's true- but I think it would've made the app even more difficult to work. Maybe it's a feature I can add when I have more users.

However FriendsTonight will show you if you have any mutual facebook friends.

That's a good point- but I'm hoping FriendsTonight can be the icebreaker to meet in the real world. The rest is up to you. :)

Hey morgante,

You can use FriendsTonight as a single person, but really would prefer you to use it as a group (it's more safe and less awkward).

Have you ever been out with a few of your friends and tried to meet new people (either romantically or non-romantically)- wouldn't it be cool if you knew people nearby wanted to meet you as well?

Great article leoplct- I definitely read this article and it influenced the way I designed my app.

FriendsTonight can't force you to meet new people, but we try to make it as less awkward as possible by making it "groups meeting groups" not "person meeting person".

It totally is a very complex process to meet a person, but I'm trying to make my dent in the world : )

Yep, it's the same concept, but different implementations.

For FriendsTonight, we really want people to be spontaneous. So all likes, matches, and chats disappear at the end of the night.

Thanks wangjii!

I'm still figuring that out, but I know it involves a lot of hustlin' on my end.

Hey willow9886, thanks for your comment- there's plenty of dating apps, but there aren't too many apps for you to meet new people in real life.

I really enjoy meeting new people, but I'm in a committed relationship, so it's awkward for me to use tinder or okcupid.

Some of the best nights I've had were meeting a new group of people with my friends and having a random night.

I'm hoping to recreate that with FriendsTonight

Hey jetpm- I totally agree. I wish we had an android version, but it's too hard for me to manage two codebases at once.

You can leave your email at http://www.friendstonightapp.com/#download in the android request section and we'll let you know asap when it's out!

Thanks vonklaus- you're completely right- it is very similar to tinder and grouper- however FriendsTonight has a few main differences

1. We're about meeting new people in groups, not dating- I actively tried to reduce the "dating app" feel as much as possible.

2. When you make a request to hang out with someone- it only lasts until the end of the night (4am). If the other group doesn't respond by then, they lose the chance to meet you.

3. All likes, matches and chats disappear at the end of the night.

I'm trying to focus all my initial marketing in NYC. From what I've learned, my target market is young professionals or people that just graduated college.

Would love to chat with you more about marketing. Feel free to email me at sam@friendstonightapp.com

Thanks uniclaude!

You definitely hit it nail on the head about meeting up in groups- it's a lot less awkward and safer.

FriendsTonight is less about dating and more about meeting new people- I envision it as more like meeting new people at a houseparty- there's no expectation of a people being single.

Growth has been tough- it's definitely a chicken/egg problem. Would love to hear more of your feedback, I'll definitely ping you.