I'm working on a dating app idea that lets people date safely outside their cities.<p>I crunched some numbers and would love some feedback to see if there's any holes in my assumptions and calculations.<p>Thank you!<p>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TmZFt6GpOIMkA9qI-HBH9n_oVh5mWlB4eqk9E656jmw/edit?usp=drivesdk
Would be great if you could summarize your assumptions and conclusions here.<p>1. A 2017 survey of 1000 internet users over 18 reported that 19% are using online dating. Even that number seems to be high imo and might include those who are not using online dating at the moment [1]. I'm not sure how would this change your stated 50% of those who use online dating (after additional filters you have there).<p>2. There are fewer women than men on dating sites (e.g. 38/62 according to [2]). The total matches number for men will be smaller.<p>3. There are 8000 dating apps currently, and 1000 new ones are launched every year (!). Not saying you should be scared of that, but here marketing is a much bigger challenge than everything else. Are you a good marketer?<p>4. It's not even clear to me what is "dating outside your city". Seems like a significant obstacle to dating.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/2158/online-dating/" rel="nofollow">https://www.statista.com/topics/2158/online-dating/</a>
[2] <a href="https://www.datingnews.com/industry-trends/online-dating-statistics-what-they-mean-for-future/" rel="nofollow">https://www.datingnews.com/industry-trends/online-dating-sta...</a>
>but don't really think about dating outside their city, especially given the increase in mobility and remote work.<p>I had an idea for a dating App this morning (I have like 1000 business related ideas a week--what a fking nightmare) and your app would make sense for what I had conceived... but I digress: you say cities and it appears to me that you overlook the suburbs where Millions and millions live and everyone drives.