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Show HN: Built a web-based competitor to Grindr. Would love tips and advice

10 pointsby frantzdy_romainalmost 13 years ago
Our goal is to cause some disruption in how people date online/offline. we service all regardless of sexual orientation. Any feedback is appreciated for a crazy budding entrepreneur :) P.S Phone app coming soon as well

4 comments

jbelichalmost 13 years ago
Grindr solves three problems:<p>1. Gay men want to fuck.<p>2. Someone close by.<p>3. NOW.<p>No one will successfully clone Grindr outside of the gay hookup space (nor will Grindr be successful with their non-gay-sex app) because there are no other potential applications with the same imprimatur, except sexual hookups in other scenes (i.e. plentyoffish, or justlunch).<p>Unless you're horny, proximity and timeliness simply do not matter so much, and any application outside that scene is simply a gimmick, unless you have an application truly unique and compelling.
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alaskamilleralmost 13 years ago
1. Doesn't look finished, just bad hack of Bootstrap.<p>2. Makes me login without a good explanation of value prop.<p>3. Grindr is a mobile app, this isn't even close.<p>4. You're playing the game of network effect with no network.
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tallanvoralmost 13 years ago
This looks more like an attempt to compete in the normal online dating area. Grindr is a phone app - period. You only ever see people who were logged in recently and who are close to you, which is much harder to do from a website.
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trickmonkeyalmost 13 years ago
Grindr got traction because it removed all the friction by being a sleek iPhone app. How's this different from other web-based hook up sites?
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