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The main value of Venmo to me is that it feels a lot less awkward than other alternatives. I think the main reason it's less awkward is because you can safely a
by barbarr 6y ago
The main value of Venmo to me is that it feels a lot less awkward than other alternatives. I think the main reason it's less awkward is because you can safely assume a friend will have it set up already (unlike with PayPal or even similar services like Facebook Pay), and because it's easy to find people.
- boring_twenties 6y agoI guess the question is something of a chicken and egg, then. Why did all your friends already set up Venmo, when it seems to be strictly worse (worse in some ways, not better in any ways) than the existing solution (Paypal)?
- jeffy90 6y agoin 2014 I'm not sure that paypal had a nice clean simple mobile app like Venmo did. In 2014 Venmo was the best, and today I think it still fulfills its purpose quite well.