Suggested by CB Christina Bernard almost 2 years ago
People are bored and looking for experiences. That can be seen in their searches for places to go and things to do.
And above all this is a lonely generation, people want to connect with others. That's why people join tribes on sites Reddit and Twitch. So what if that tribe came offline?
How can we facilitate those interactions?
The millennial generation and younger are more concerned with paying for experiences. They are open to new ways of doing things. Travel is also cheaper than ever. Middle-class households with no children travel internationally and domestics 2-3 times a year.
But there are no travel companies that facilitate finding interesting things to do. Companies have sprung up to provide a marketplace for travelers to get paid for their itineraries but there's room to do more than that.
New Idea
Are you interested in addressing this Unmet Need?
CEO | Founder | Managing Partner @ Platform Venture Studio
@Christina Bernard
Do you think you can tease apart the unmet need here a bit further?
Is the unmet need discovery - i.e. finding interesting experiences?
And/or, is it about matching to like-minded people?
The former feels like it could be a bit of a "tar pit" like a lot of discovery attempts - the limiting factor might not be the lack of mechanism to discover but more that the supply pool just isn't there - i.e. there just aren't enough interesting things to do within your price range or time-constraints.
The latter feels more interesting - feels like a "dating" service to match people who want to have shared experiences. Are dating sites leaning into this already?