Conor and his team are interested in creating ad-hoc social communities where people making connections obscure connections in one area can meet and interact with other people who are also interested in that topic
The rise of centralized social platforms like X and Facebook that keep and own our social data has left many people longing for smaller, quieter, intimate third spaces that offer a reprieve from saturated algorithms.
There are lots of social models that I’m excited about — in particular companies that help strangers meet strangers, products that leverage audio or video in new ways, vertical communities, location-based social groups, and products that address emotions of loneliness, fear and confidence in new ways.
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