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by vidyanshu 269 days ago
1. Cool but very ambitious idea. Will I use it? Yes, if it really works. But I'm not really optimistic about Vance working because when humans intro someone, they’re putting reputation on the line which in this case Vance don't have. 2. The explanation on the applications about not storing or selling data helps, but in Vance's case, it might be worth surfacing how context is inferred, e.g is the matching based on declared intent ("I’m raising for X") or behavioural data (if yes, how are you getting it?)
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Fair point and you’re right, human intros carry reputation, that’s the real trust layer we’re trying to rebuild in an AI first way.

Vance starts small - making intros that actually lead somewhere, and over time, builds his own kind of reputation based on outcomes. That’s the part I’m most excited about. Also, totally agree on data, Vance doesn’t store or sell any. Context purely comes from what users share - intent, story, timing not behavioural tracking.

Curious though - how would you imagine trust being built for something like this?