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Mozi is a private social network for seeing your people more, IRL
- aanet 2y agoThis is Ev Williams new, new app / startup... Curious to see how this one turns out... solving social needs (issues? problems? something else?) with technology. We all know how Twttr and FB turned out :-/ They made us more "social" and "connected" , but alas, the societal costs... QUOTE: “I was doing a lot of reflecting,” Mr. Williams said. “In this stage of life, I really wanted to focus on relationships.” Pouring so much energy into his start-ups was one reason he had this problem. But maybe a start-up could also help fix it. ... But Mr. Williams still didn’t want to run a company. Through mutual friends, he met Molly DeWolf Swenson, an entrepreneur, who became a co-founder and the chief executive. Last month, they raised $6 million in funding from Obvious Ventures, an investment firm co-founded by Mr. Williams, as well as WndrCo and BBG Ventures. ... On Thursday, they plan to unveil their app, Mozi, which is aimed at helping people foster in-person connections with their social circle. It lets people tell their friends about upcoming plans that may overlap. Those who join the app will see a private friend list based on their phone contacts. They get notifications if a contact plans to visit their city or attend the same event. Profiles include user-supplied information like dietary restrictions, relationship status, family members and pet names. /QUOTE Source: [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/technology/ev-williams-twitter-medium-mozi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/technology/ev-williams-tw...