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Yeah, I don't think so. I mean, I know for sure they raised a seed at the beginning, and I'm sure they did another round, but I'm sure they also got a bunch of equity in Match when they sold.
Hundreds a month up to a couple of thousand a month.
Hundreds a month up to a couple of thousand a month.
Hundreds a month up to a couple of thousand a month.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure they started testing some version of this on Tinder or whatever their other apps are somewhat soon after this.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure they started testing some version of this on Tinder or whatever their other apps are somewhat soon after this.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure they started testing some version of this on Tinder or whatever their other apps are somewhat soon after this.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So one reason why I say that and why I think it's interesting is like, okay, obviously with a lot of these products, part of the game is like, how can you actually like get people to be talking about it? Like you could argue that maybe if it's super high status luxury, like, you know, velvet rope stuff, you actually don't want a lot of people talking about it. But I don't know.
So one reason why I say that and why I think it's interesting is like, okay, obviously with a lot of these products, part of the game is like, how can you actually like get people to be talking about it? Like you could argue that maybe if it's super high status luxury, like, you know, velvet rope stuff, you actually don't want a lot of people talking about it. But I don't know.
So one reason why I say that and why I think it's interesting is like, okay, obviously with a lot of these products, part of the game is like, how can you actually like get people to be talking about it? Like you could argue that maybe if it's super high status luxury, like, you know, velvet rope stuff, you actually don't want a lot of people talking about it. But I don't know.
I kind of think the name of the game these days is you kind of do want it to have some, you know, hanger appeal or whatnot. So like, I think the more specific you make it and the more like remarkable in the sense that people want to talk about it, you make it like the more interesting your early traction will be.
I kind of think the name of the game these days is you kind of do want it to have some, you know, hanger appeal or whatnot. So like, I think the more specific you make it and the more like remarkable in the sense that people want to talk about it, you make it like the more interesting your early traction will be.
I kind of think the name of the game these days is you kind of do want it to have some, you know, hanger appeal or whatnot. So like, I think the more specific you make it and the more like remarkable in the sense that people want to talk about it, you make it like the more interesting your early traction will be.
I wouldn't necessarily say like in the longterm, just YC is an amazing, like, you know, dating app, but like, I think there's something to thinking about, not just like, okay, this is a dating app for pedigreed people. That's like, okay, cool. But it doesn't quite have the same hook.
I wouldn't necessarily say like in the longterm, just YC is an amazing, like, you know, dating app, but like, I think there's something to thinking about, not just like, okay, this is a dating app for pedigreed people. That's like, okay, cool. But it doesn't quite have the same hook.
I wouldn't necessarily say like in the longterm, just YC is an amazing, like, you know, dating app, but like, I think there's something to thinking about, not just like, okay, this is a dating app for pedigreed people. That's like, okay, cool. But it doesn't quite have the same hook.
People who follow... Oh, like, yeah, I think... So there's like status where it's like I can wear the status myself or there's status like who am I in the room with, right? And so you're like looking at the people who I'm in the room with and implicitly thinking I have high status. So online, you know, that'll be like who else is following me on Twitter?