HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

thisjustcamein

5 karma · joined January 5, 2013

submissionscomments
thisjustcamein··on Ask HN: What is your startup?
Really cool. I'd need to be running it to see notes that someone else has made on a web page?
thisjustcamein··on We need a startup to fix online dating
Well, good luck to you on your search, my friend!
thisjustcamein··on Ask HN: What is your startup?
I've got one for you! www.tvphoon.com

Read this and feel free to contact me: http://tvphoon.com/press

thisjustcamein··on We need a startup to fix online dating
But people already have access to these filters - I've already seen them on POF, for instance.

eHarmony is on the other extreme end where their checklist is 250 questions and the process is very tightly controlled!

Speaking of speed dating, I did actually give this a shout a few years ago but couldn't get it off the ground. Important lesson: don't go into business with friends unless you have absolutely complementary skills.

thisjustcamein··on We need a startup to fix online dating
I'm pretty familiar with the online dating industry both through business and my own personal involvement. While I agree with the issues that you raise (POF, for instance, has 6.6 guys per girls the last time I checked 6 years ago), I don't see how a new business model will really address this. Attractive women are being wooed all the time and that's not going to change.

I think an online speed dating service for business professionals, however, would do well. I believe that there are services like this out there but none of them have achieved a true following I would argue.

Imagine logging onto a site where with use of full audio and video you meet 10 eligible bachelors or bachelorettes over the course of 30 mins.