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Meet	
  your	
  date	
     Note	
  the	
  small	
  stuff	
     Strut	
  your	
  game	
     Impress	
  beyond	
  belief	
  
Hypothesis	
  formation	
  




                              22:07	
  
22:29	
  
Assumption	
  
Our	
  target	
  market	
  hunt	
  at	
  night	
  
Found	
  in	
  bars,	
  clubs,	
  lines	
  
Hit	
  the	
  street	
  	
  

                        There	
  is	
  a	
  problem	
  
           Pivot 1      Not	
  for	
  women	
  
                        (Gay	
  guys	
  don’t	
  date	
  women)	
  



                                                        23:17-­‐00:40	
  
There	
  is	
  a	
  workaround	
  


                     Name	
  /	
  number	
  /	
  key	
  features	
  
Workaround	
  
Not	
  for	
  the	
  players	
  

“Lead	
  users	
  face	
  needs	
  that	
  will	
  
be	
  general	
  in	
  a	
  marketplace	
  –	
  
but	
  face	
  them	
  months	
  or	
  years	
  
before	
  the	
  bulk	
  of	
  that	
  
marketplace	
  encounters	
  them”	
  
        	
      	
  	
  -­‐Eric	
  von	
  Hippel	
  
Craigslist




   Survey	
  




                01:40	
  
There	
  is	
  a	
  market	
  




33%	
  respondents	
  are	
  parallel	
  daters	
  
MVP	
  One	
  
Landing	
  page	
  
#Fail	
  
2	
  emails	
  captured.	
  	
  
100	
  %	
  respondents	
  would	
  pay	
  for	
  
premium	
  version.	
  
Sketch	
  ideas	
  




                      10:26	
  
“I	
  use	
  a	
  RAZR”	
  
Pivot	
  




SMS	
  is	
  simplest	
  path	
  to	
  MVP	
  
MVP	
  2	
  
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                                                                             Is	
  this	
  an	
  MVP?	
  
150	
  flyers	
  handed	
  out	
  
~50	
  significant	
  conversations	
  
15	
  sign-­‐ups.	
  	
  
7	
  messages	
  sent	
  
30%	
  conversion	
  rate	
  
Validation	
  
There	
  is	
  an	
  addressable	
  market	
  for	
  SMS	
  
Revenue	
  stream	
  
                          Free	
  sign-­‐up	
  


1st	
  5	
  messages	
  free	
               1st	
  month	
  free	
  

$5	
  for	
  n	
  messages	
                      $5	
  /	
  month	
  
Business	
  model	
  
SMS	
  has	
  been	
  validated	
  
Now	
  for	
  Smartphone…	
  
Android	
  App.	
  
Product	
  development	
  roadmap	
  


CRM	
  features	
  

Reminders	
  

Synchronization	
  

Search	
  
Future	
  pivots?	
  




Broader	
  market	
  appeal	
  
Questions	
  

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