This is an interesting new angle to the location-based recommendation genre. First impressions, I really like how you recognize different social groups (classic, hip) and the activities associated with them, letting users self-select. I think there's plenty of opportunity here with organizing and rewarding users around their self-selected preferences.
@dean_kelly21 what's the one ideal user flow for users of the app? Is this letting me react to my immediate surrounding when I'm in a new environment? Is this for locals who want to try new things? IMO the biggest problem with location apps is that they evolve into broad utilities and lose focus on solving a super-specific pain point.
Excited to see what the future holds from the team!
@marc_rosa Thanks for your thoughts and your comment! We are finding the ideal use case is more for "inspiration" versus "immediate tips". Over 10% of our users are in the app for longer than 30 minutes at a time, usually while they are on their way to and from work, scrolling and looking for inspiration for different experiences that they can add to their "wishlist". And, we have both locals using the app, telling us things like "I didnt even know this existed in my city" as well as travellers who are looking for local recommendations.
I think one of the larger pain points we are solving is getting the users to tailor made recommendations without them having to scroll through "average" and untailored reviews - typically of places. And, we are trying to make this discovery more social, which is currently lacking from products out there. By putting experiences first, and user content, we believe this is the magic sauce!
Hey all (when you build an app called HeyLets it is customary to start all greetings with "Hey")
The HeyLets team is proud to share with you, HeyLets. Our app inspires you to try new things and go to new places. Explore a personalized feed of fun experiences, recommended by people with similar interests. Wishlist the experiences you'd like to check out, and share your own adventures with a photo and up to 200 characters. HeyLets is about recommendations, not reviews. Existing apps aggregate ratings which results in little differentiation, with most places attracting 3.5 stars. With HeyLets, you post the experiences you love, so that like-minded people can enjoy them too.
We created HeyLets to be a more positive and social way to explore your world and re-discover your city. We would love to get your feedback and answer any questions you may have! Either here or on dk@heylets.com and justin@heylets.com
Cheers!
There are 3 key principles baked into HeyLets, and together they're responsible for driving the high levels of engagement we're seeing (DAU/MAU is 44%)
1. HeyLets is about experiences instead of locations. Everyone's experience is unique, and experiences are therefore more personal. A feed of experiences is more interesting than a list of places.
2. HeyLets is about concise recommendations instead of reviews. If you're on mobile looking for things to do then reading lengthy reviews about places to avoid is a waste of time.
3. HeyLets is about personalization instead of one-size-fits-all star ratings. Something that appeals to you may not appeal to someone else. HeyLets shows you experience recommendations from like minded people.
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