We tried many of existing platforms similar to ours and came across some major flaws like:
- annoying chatbots posing as real users
- obscene/offensive behaviour
- irrelevant matches
- no regard for user’s preferences/interests
- non-persistent user profiles
So we went ahead and surveyed as well as interviewed hundreds of potential users and found a common theme - users went to these platforms with some specific goals and expectations in mind and the majority (70%) said that they would want to talk to people outside their circle who share similar interests; but, no existing platform solves this problem.People preferred talking about a topic with strangers because their friend/family circle don’t share similar interests (80%) or they were uncomfortable discussing that topic with their friend/family circle (67%).
In the survey, we also asked people to share their interests that they would like to talk about and some of the most popular ones were Sports, Game of Thrones, Music, Bitcoin, Politics, Startups, Diversity in Tech, etc.
So, I humbly request you all to sign up for our beta (it is crappy, I know) and share your interests so that we can start matching you with others sharing similar interests and let you talk your heart out. Promising you some really fun, exciting and serendipitous encounters.
Happy to answer and questions and looking forward to the feedbacks!
I am an android developer at a very early stage startup in India. I have completed my bachelor's in computer science just 3 months ago. I love programming but that is not something that I want to do my whole life. I am very interested in product management and want to get a role in the field in a year or so. There are hardly any courses on product management and this one caught my attention. I can do this course with specialization and I am willing to pay for it. I want to know whether it is worth doing. Are these specializations getting recognized in the industry? And would it actually help me in moving in product management either in my own startup or some other company?