Shreya Murthy

And I think for us to see Partiful reach that stage, even though in many ways we're still early on our journey, is a testament to the fact that it's possible to build a product that doesn't just provide real value to people's lives, but is tapped into how people feel and how people want to feel.

And that was very intentional work.

when we were building Partiful is to think about the environment, the vibes that the product is creating and how we can elevate those.

I would actually disagree that it's not doing that much.

Back when we were texting everyone to plan a party, like that was terrible.

You were in a noisy group chat.

I think group chats max out at like 30 people.

It's different on each messaging platform, but there's a limit to how many people you can even have in a group chat.

So if you're

planning a big event, throwing a big party, you literally can't use that.

When you invite people in a group chat, everyone's dropped into a group chat with a bunch of strangers.

It's noisy.

There's information that's not relevant to you.

And it's really hard to parse the most important details for both the host and the guest, which is like, when is it?

Who's going to be there?

And what are all the logistical pieces of information I need to know?

And so when we were building Partiful, we were in the dark ages of group chats for planning parties.

And the distribution of parties is often broader than what's in a group chat.

What happens if you want to invite someone that you're in touch with on Instagram or X or wherever it is?

Like all of a sudden you have these fragmented social connections.