> This is very different to meeting an online stranger you have never interacted with every week.
Isn't that what's happening in this app? From the landing page:
> Every week, you are matched with another dev automatically for a 1 on 1 call.
So it's going to super awkward for people that don't like cold starts with strangers. I agree with the other commenter but I've also seen responses in other comments that say some people prefer 1-on-1s to groups so I say, why not both? Just have a preference that says if you want to do 1-on-1 or a small group and let people choose. That way if you change your mind or want to try out the other type you can switch.