YouShouldTotallyMeet, an online/mobile dating app built by four advertising workers from Toronto, is kind of like Tinder meets Linkedin’s endorse feature. Using Facebook networks, someone can get matched up with a date who is verified by mutual friends (or mutual friends of mutual friends). The goal is to take out some of the randomness, guesswork, and at times, flat out BS that spits out of big-name dating site algorithms. Even if the name is a few syllables too long, the idea seems to have some potential in the crowded dating-app ecosystem.
The creators are actively seeking $25,000 of funding on Indiegogo, and in a cool gesture of commitment to the project, one of the cofounders, Anne Ngo, is offering a date to anyone who donates $1,000 or more. There are other incentives, such as dinner vouchers, free premium access to the app when it’s operational, a professional photo shoot, etc., but at least you know the creators like their own product enough to use it themselves. And one person has already claimed a $1,000 contribution. Imagine if all ten $1,000 are filled by the end of the campaign. Plenty of dates for Anne. Are we sure this isn’t just an elaborate plan to fill up her dating card?