CupidWithFriends
Web and SaaS
dating
SHOW HN2013
CupidWithFriends
Weekend project, fun spin on dating. Only friends edit your profile
cupidwithfriends.comHow HN took it
8 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 6 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Concept of friends as wingmen is clever and fresh.
From 3 comments
Honestly, I think this is a brilliant idea for a few reasons, but the most significant can probably be explained by this real-life comparison: Consider two scenarios. a) You go…
aggronn on HNThis is a great idea.
ballstothewalls on HNThat's really cool! I have worked along the lines of making a wiki-style profile for everyone (http://wikisapien.com/) but the whole dating angle gives this site a neat hook that…
rfurmani on HN
Copy and quotes are funny.
From 2 comments
Copy is hilarious!
joshmattvander on HNI like the quotes on the left :) Favorite: "I got my friend laid with this web site." - Nobody, ever
melvinram on HN
Objections
Requires Facebook login and exposes friends' data.
From 2 comments
This. "CupidWithFriends would like to access your public profile, friend list, email address, custom friends lists, birthday, current city and your friends' relationships,…
daave on HNIs there any way to demo / use this without FB? (I understand why you want to connect to FB though)
niggler on HN
Landing page doesn't explain the product.
From 2 comments
Landing page says nothing about the product. How about some information before forcing people to log in?
orangethirty on HNRight, I'm totally confused who this product is for. Is it for people who want to date, or for people who don't want to date but want to edit their friends' dating profiles? How…
tantalor on HN
Friends may write jokes or untrue profile content.
From 1 comment
This idea is great in concept, but has been tried before in several versions and has yet to gain traction. I believe in the social arena, no one has found a viable solution yet.…
hojoff79 on HN
Fake Facebook accounts could be used to game it.
From 1 comment
Wont people just make fake fb friends and write their own profile?
nate_martin on HN
Requests
Add messaging between users.
From 1 comment
I love this concept. Your app seriously needs a few things though. 1) You have to be able to message people on a dating site, none of this coming soon button. 2) You have to be…
Cmccann7 on HN
Add search and filters.
From 1 comment
I love this concept. Your app seriously needs a few things though. 1) You have to be able to message people on a dating site, none of this coming soon button. 2) You have to be…
Cmccann7 on HN
Allow sign-up without Facebook.
From 2 comments
Do you offer anything to people who won't connect to Facebook or whatever?
ben0x539 on HNIs there any way to demo / use this without FB? (I understand why you want to connect to FB though)
niggler on HN
Add photo upload.
From 1 comment
PHOTO UPLOAD FEATURE PLEASSSEEEEEEEE~~
henghonglee on HN
Questions
Can profiles be hidden from non-permitted viewers?
From 2 comments
Is the profile that's edited by those who have your permission to see you visible to others who don't have your permission to see you?
genwin on HNI think your project is quite nice, but I'm an extremely private person, and don't wish to be found by random folks I went to high school with or be stalked by ex-es. So, some…
18pfsmt on HN
Is it creepy to receive messages from a dating site you never joined?
From 1 comment
That's great, but won't it be creepy to get messages from a dating website you never signed up to? Or is the person whose profile you're editing asked to give permission before…
MasterScrat on HN
Alternatives named
MySingleFriend
From 2 comments
There's been a UK version of this around for a while now: http://www.mysinglefriend.com. I know this because it has been advertised quite a lot in the popbitch newsletter but…
JDGM on HNSee also: http://www.mysinglefriend.com/
afandian on HN
datemymate.co.nz
From 1 comment
we built a whole site several years ago round this concept - www.datemymate.co.nz (bit outdated now, but you get it)
alhaigh on HN
sawyouatsinai.com
From 1 comment
sawyouatsinai.com is exactly this for jewish dating.
davemel37 on HN
Wikisapien
From 1 comment
That's really cool! I have worked along the lines of making a wiki-style profile for everyone (http://wikisapien.com/) but the whole dating angle gives this site a neat hook that…
rfurmani on HN