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0 pointsowebmaster1y ago0 comments

> What is your plan and how does creating an app benefit your community?

My main idea is to create value for myself out of whatsapp after putting so much effort into creating the community. So I want to move things out of whatsapp without making the experience worse in any way (and it will probably get better for organizing the information as whatsapp is terrible for that).

The app is a mix of Tinder + Meetup.com. People currently in Rio post what they plan on doing and other people join.

> I bet a lot of people benefit from your work. It’s so good to have a network to lean on when you’re getting settled in a new place

Yeah I love to hear stories of people that got married, found a business partner or made great friendships through meeting in this community. I myself made some of my best friends because of it.

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nicbou1y ago

This is a very reasonable take. "Don't hitch your wagon to someone else's horse."

You should look at CouchSurfing Hangouts. It was a fantastic option when it was free. I met many good friends that way while travelling. It's very close to what you describe. The implementation was a bit shoddy, then CouchSurfing torpedoed itself, but the idea was downright brilliant.

owebmasterOP1y ago

Yes! CouchSurfing still works well in Rio although it looks like an abandoned ship that doesn't fix bugs for ages. It is definitely one of my inspirations!

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