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Well how about we start a non-profit dating app? I was just wondering how much it could cost to run the backend with todays cloud services. With what Tinder is
by INTPenis 4y ago
Well how about we start a non-profit dating app? I was just wondering how much it could cost to run the backend with todays cloud services. With what Tinder is charging for boosts and subscriptions I feel like they're raking it in. But I've never developed and deployed a fully cloud based app, just used a bunch of their services off and on.
- slyfocks 4y agoI’ve wondered about this for years. Given the obviously misaligned incentives between a for-profit dating app and its users, dating seems like a perfect area for a non-profit to operate.
- svnt 4y agoIt’s not non-profit afaik but doesn’t plenty of fish [0] essentially provide this service? The problem is the population has already been divided and Match exists using predatory practices. You could maybe dethrone it using regulations or an organic campaign. 0 [ https://www.pof.com https://www.pof.com ]
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoI've actually detailed an idea like this a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27474424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27474424
- alfnor 4y agohttps://github.com/Alovoa/alovoa https://github.com/Alovoa/alovoa
- INTPenis 4y agoNice effort but I'm thinking more of a cloud-native app. Simply because if it's to be non-profit, it should be as cheap as possible. And RDS with MariaDB does not fit. Alovoa seems more aimed at self-hosting.