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by ebiester 5084 days ago
Yeah, I don't know anyone who got grindr for this.*

Grindr solves the problem of "I want to find someone nearby for sex." Now, I know people who have found friends and relationships through it, but that's not why they downloaded grindr.

Does this get anyone to fucking any sooner? If no, then it's not grindr. (or scruff...)

NOW... if you want to infiltrate this space, make it HTML5 only, and allow X-rated pictures on it. Make it seamless for android and iphone to install (particularly iphone) and you have a market.

But you need to look deeper into the market (particularly adult friend finder!) to understand the problems attracting women. Also check the okcupid blogs about their experiences and data. Women, in general, don't respond. I think an interesting experiment would be to have a service where only women could initiate, because otherwise they're bombarded and men rarely see return emails.

(* I say this as a gay man who has played with grindr and who has many friends with it, but is in a happy relationship.)

1 comments

Love the comment. Maybe I should use another phrase other than "have a great time"I tried to keep it a bit G-rated. Maybe not the best way to go about. But Thanks again