- problem
- This is not for everyone. We are only targeting individuals who desire to approach more people and make friends yet face resistance in initiating conversations
- People, especially introverts, wanna make friends but are scared to initiate conversations with strangers
- product
- We bridge this gap by empowering our users to confidently initiate connections, reducing the emotional and psychological barriers that make approaching others feel intimidating.
- why
- We believe that we are all social creatures who desire to connect with each other
- AI: We believe that at our core, humans are social beings who thrive on meaningful connections
- Technology has and will continue to separate us as the world continues to rely on these social media technologies
- AI: Yet, as technology advances, it often pulls us apart, with social media increasingly creating a paradox of connected isolation.
- Orbit will be one of the few technologies that genuinely increases our sense of belonging with humanity and it’s people rather than making us feel isolated as most social media platforms do
- AI: Orbit stands apart as a technology designed to foster genuine human connection, rekindling a sense of belonging with one another and with humanity itself—unlike traditional platforms that often leave us feeling disconnected and alone.
- i
- orbit is not just an app. It’s a community of people who are just like astronauts.
- astronauts are fuelled by their curiosity and desire to explore the unknown
- They wanna go all around space and explore and get to know other people who are also just as curious.
- we don’t wanna add resistance to what’s already hard for people to do, so we plan to launch as a completely free mobile application without any ads to provide our or the users, a seamless experience
- our target audience is already way too niche
- wanna give everyone, including people who are not willing to, or unable to pay for this a chance to give it a try because we are all naturally resistant to trying new things
- I call this the ChatGPT business plan
- after we further understand the needs of our astronauts, we will expand our apps features and monetize it
- after successfully monetizing it in University of Calgary, we will expand our apps availability to other universities that seem to have a need for our application
- Power of two
- Our top values:
- Transparency
- We plan to make most of our code open-source
- Personalization
- customization
- They define their own boundaries
- specialization
- adaptation
- Community
- cultivating a sense of belongingness which a lot of people struggle to feel these days