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Everyone says they want to go out more, but nobody wants to make the first move

Over the last few months I kept noticing the same thing:

A lot of people are technically surrounded by people, but still end up doing things alone.

You want to grab a coffee, go for a walk, study, hit the gym, watch a game, or just do something outside, but unless you already have the right friend available at the exact right time, nothing really happens.

Group chats are slow. Instagram feels awkward. Meetup is often too planned. Dating apps are not the right place for it either.

So we built a small app around a simple idea:

Instead of matching with people endlessly, you just show what you are currently up for. People nearby can join if they feel like doing the same thing.

No endless swiping. No private 1:1 DMs. More like: “I’m open to doing something now, who’s around?”

We released it pretty early because summer felt like the right moment to test whether people actually want this in real life, not just in theory.

The part I find interesting is that the problem usually isn’t that nobody wants to do anything.

It’s that everyone is waiting for someone else to make the first move.

People are free. People are bored. People would probably join something spontaneous.

But there is no normal, low-pressure way to say: “I’m around and open to doing something.”

That’s the gap we’re trying to build for.

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u/joelsolves — 10 days ago