Initial User Acquisition

I think the only way really to make it work is by having a private "beta" invites or the placeholder or something so that you can build some excitement and get people signed up. Because if your app requires a lot of data (i.e. people) before it becomes useful, then you can't really turn it on with like 5 users!It is a very tough problem. I might look to other sites and try to see what they have done. Ello for example is one recent site. Perhaps there is a way to partner with a

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cool concept! how do you plan on attracting users?

How did you find your early users?

Can/do you use it to kick off your user base to critical mass?

Nice concept. If you get a big user base in the future this will be really valuable for the startup community. How are you planning to attract people?

For people to get recommendations of friends, they must have friends using the app, so you have a strong network problem. Facebook solved that restricting the initial users to the students in Harvard. How are you planning to get an initial cluster of users?

That's a great idea to get users!

If it requires lots of people to work (chicken and egg problem) you need to find a way to get around it. Some common ways that spring to mind are:-Seeding: figure out a way to get data in there before the user experiences it. LinkedIn, Facebook, etc have you import contacts so you can instantly find your friends/colleagues/etc. Reddit used multiple accounts to post links themselves. Create the content or figure out a way to automatically populate when someone registers.-Pre-Launch: Get

I love the easter egg in browser console. And a very nice design, kudos to the designer for that. The overall experience is disappointing though. Clicking on Learn More About Topic did not work. Signup has multiple issues already mentioned in other comments. Having developed multiple community based products myself, I know how hard it is to get first users. If you can create some aspirational value for early users, that can work wonders. For example, the fact that facebook was exclusive t