A thread on why do we think so👇
At Closer, we're redefining how you discover new people whom you can date, be friends with or professionally network with.
Discovering new people to connect on these platforms is hard due to the trust deficit.
And trust is critical while forming new relationships.
This helps people be more authentic and vulnerable which helps in making real connections - which many users complain are missing today.
Closer is a social network of college students, where one can discover other students, make friends and/or date them.
Think of something like a Social Feed meets @Tinder but with verified users having advanced privacy and user controls.
Or if you want to ask out someone you already know IRL, you can search and confess to them anonymously.
Check out the demo here: bit.ly/closerdemo
And the app: bit.ly/closerdate
It will be a mix of College, Work and P2P Credentials and Social Identities.
~1000 students (30%) registered within the first 48hrs when we launched in BITS Pilani as a web-app on Feb. 11.
~800 students (25%) registered within the first 30hrs when we launched in BITS Goa on Feb. 17 post which we had to shut down due to some reasons.
What started as a fun project for a friend turned out to be what people really wanted.🚀
i. Paid (subscriptions)
ii. Centered around advanced user controls and privacy settings.
iii. Shopping/Gifting options.
iv. Have a physical component to it.
v. Like a game, really engaging.
@chigup36 and @kickasskabootar. Also, a big thanks to @kunksed for supporting us throughout.
@akhil_bits & @manas_saloi thanks to you too!
We want Closer to be your trusted community on your phone, wherever you go.
Idea/Concept - @paulg , @warikoo
Trust - @kunalb11
Consumer Social - @eriktorenberg
Dating - @BrianNorgard @jmj