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After having read the whole FAQ, I still don't know what the product is. Where are these "meetings" held? Who attends the meetings? Why should I care? Why do I

After having read the whole FAQ, I still don't know what the product is. Where are these "meetings" held? Who attends the meetings? Why should I care? Why do I have to "apply"? How do they plan to make money?

hawkice 10y ago
Well, they're shutting down in a couple days, so plans to make money would be irrelevant this late in the game.
gwintrob 10y ago
I thought the product was pretty cool. It "automated" networking with other professionals who might be good hires or potential co-founders in the future. You'd sign up for a specific time (e.g. Friday at 9am) and once a week get an email with someone to meet and a location to grab coffee. I went on a few of these meetings and thought there were some interesting people in the network. Sad to see it shut down :( That being said, the service was free and I don't know if I would've been willing to pay Weave.
mind_heist 10y ago
Well , let me take a stab at explaining what the service is. I used Weave for about 5-6 months (infrequently though). Its exactly like Tinder, Once you sign up and fill out your profile - the App starts showing recommendations , and you get to swipe left or right , and then if there is a match , you start chatting. One of the base use cases was Recruiter-Candidate connections.If I am looking for a job, and then I bump into a Recruiter's profile who is looking to Hire in my area of expertise, I hit like & if there is a mutual like - You start chatting and go for a coffee to learn more about the opportunity. Sometimes , these are directly the founders of small companies. The timing did not align all that well for me ,though I chatted with a lot of entrepreneurs , I never ended up meeting any one in person. I suppose , this would have eventually grown into some sort of 'professional introduction' platform - And Weave would have charged you for the introduction. Unfortunately , looks like they couldn't get to that point at all.

hawkice 10y ago

Well, they're shutting down in a couple days, so plans to make money would be irrelevant this late in the game.

gwintrob 10y ago

I thought the product was pretty cool. It "automated" networking with other professionals who might be good hires or potential co-founders in the future. You'd sign up for a specific time (e.g. Friday at 9am) and once a week get an email with someone to meet and a location to grab coffee. I went on a few of these meetings and thought there were some interesting people in the network. Sad to see it shut down :( That being said, the service was free and I don't know if I would've been willing to pay Weave.

mind_heist 10y ago

Well , let me take a stab at explaining what the service is. I used Weave for about 5-6 months (infrequently though). Its exactly like Tinder, Once you sign up and fill out your profile - the App starts showing recommendations , and you get to swipe left or right , and then if there is a match , you start chatting. One of the base use cases was Recruiter-Candidate connections.If I am looking for a job, and then I bump into a Recruiter's profile who is looking to Hire in my area of expertise, I hit like & if there is a mutual like - You start chatting and go for a coffee to learn more about the opportunity. Sometimes , these are directly the founders of small companies. The timing did not align all that well for me ,though I chatted with a lot of entrepreneurs , I never ended up meeting any one in person. I suppose , this would have eventually grown into some sort of 'professional introduction' platform - And Weave would have charged you for the introduction. Unfortunately , looks like they couldn't get to that point at all.