@bentossell Great question and I completely understand your concern! What sets PHIND apart is that we provide real time data about places. We currently live in a world where everything is based around real-time - whether it is with Snapchat Stories, Twitter Moments, or Facebook Live, we saw a fundamental problem with what's happening at places around you in real-time. There are many apps that tell you where to go and what to do, however, you can end up at one of most recommended spots in a city and when you get there, the music might not be what you were hoping for or the line might be really long. With PHIND, we tell you. Our new Reports and Trending feature enables users to get an instant pulse of their city so they know what's happening where, in real time. Think of it as the 'Waze for places.' PHIND allows users to report about anything from Wait Time to the Crowd, at any place, real-time. As more users report, PHIND's patent-pending technology automatically determines the trendiest spots, enabling places to trend when people are reporting and automatically stop trending as a place dies down. Also, as you mentioned that there are so many apps that help you decide what to eat, tips on where to go, etc., but we bring in information from a number of apps like Yelp, Foursquare, OpenTable, Uber, and Wikipedia, so you don’t have to jump from app to app to find what you’re looking for. We don’t want to be just another app on someone’s phone. We’re out to eliminate the confusion and friction when it comes to search and discovery for places so we can simplify a user’s experience. Now, you have one tool that can tell you where to go and what to do!

@jgmiller hey Jake! Yes we were previously focused on image recognition for places when we first launched. Now we have expanded our features to be the go to platform for search and discovery for places. We currently do not use Button even though they have some great integrations. We wanted more customizations and additional data so we decided to use individual API's from Yelp, Foursquare, etc. Hope that helps. Stay tuned for continuous updates as we grow!

@yasemin_dogu Where are you located? We are expanding our reach of Trending Places as our user base continues to grow. Currently our top three cities are Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.

@rishijjw I am in Turkey, Istanbul. So thats why I cant see and maybe I can never see because my location is not in your scope

@gregg_katz Currently we are focusing on growing in the LA area. We have already started to work with some of the top local venues by cross promoting. By doing so, we have seen an increase in valuable users that provides useful data for our system. Additionally, we have brand ambassadors to help promote PHIND in colleges around LA. We plan to expand to other major cities shortly. Although we are still growing, we already see a trend in user generated reports as we continue to retain these users.