PairMixer
Consumer and social
dating app
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
4 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 10 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Design: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Idea is fun and well-liked
From 3 comments
I love it! Disclosure: I'm one of the co-founders of Pair :)
jammur on HNI love the idea. Suggestion: filling out the personal profile section should be a requirement. Also, a couple of leading questions, OKCupid style, wouldn't be a bad way to get…
korussian on HNAwesome stuff coming out from you guys =)
lightyoruichi on HN
Objections
Few women signed up, male-skewed user base
From 3 comments
How are you going to address the problem of a bunch of men signing up for your app but almost no women?
jey on HNAlso, I get the feeling the few women who appear signed up are not real. True/false?
korussian on HNNo, this is a problem intrinsic to the whole dating site/app genre. I'd suggest reading up on it if you're in this field. The biggest problem any straight person dating site has…
jey on HN
Placeholder and fake testimonials on homepage
From 3 comments
Is that a real testimonial on the page? If not, I think you should take it down. Alternatively, the screenshot doesn't depict reality, it's highly unlikely that a woman will…
solutionyogi on HNUh, your testimonial contains an image of this lady:…
peteretep on HNShe's still on your homepage, on the visual of the app itself...
crazygringo on HN
Unclear what the site does from homepage
From 2 comments
When visiting the homepage, I didn't realize this was an additional service to an existing (and unrelated) iPhone app. I just saw the unrealistic (albeit funny) conversation on…
feiern on HNPairMixer finds you other single people to Pair with. Pair is a private social network iPhone app designed for couples. I am completely confused what it is.
aw3c2 on HN
Requests
Fill in profile requirements and leading profile questions
From 2 comments
I love the idea. Suggestion: filling out the personal profile section should be a requirement. Also, a couple of leading questions, OKCupid style, wouldn't be a bad way to get…
korussian on HNIf filling out the personal profile is a requirement, why are there some profiles which are blank? Perhaps those members are not interested in viewing other members?
korussian on HN
Access to the Pair API
From 1 comment
Thanks, how about access to your API :)
richerd on HN
Questions
How will they get more women signed up?
From 2 comments
How are you going to address the problem of a bunch of men signing up for your app but almost no women?
jey on HNThe problem is that we launched on HackerNews which generally has a more Male audience. We are going to try to get more females on PairMixer though other channels.
richerd on HN
Are some users fake?
From 2 comments
Also, I get the feeling the few women who appear signed up are not real. True/false?
korussian on HNThey are very real.
bearwithclaws on HN
Alternatives named
Pair (private couples social iPhone app)
From 1 comment
PairMixer finds you other single people to Pair with. Pair is a private social network iPhone app designed for couples. I am completely confused what it is.
aw3c2 on HN