V1
I have seen countless startups fail, and numerous founders and venture capitalists advising against building two apps that I have spent over 600 hours on (DM me for proof)
Even the one’s who succeed in this hopeless niche like Nikita Bier, the MJ of consumer social apps, once tweeted: “Never build an app to “meetup with friends.”.”
Well, Orbit, an open-source IRL consumer social app, is not exactly that so maybe we’re safe…
But I need your help
I can already envision a hundred ways Orbit could fall short, and these visions haunt me sometimes.
But I still hold on to that one powerful vision. The one where we manage to actually pull it off and empower every student to find and forge meaningful, lifelong connections.
Whether it’s through finding a friend who shares your ambitions or a partner who brings out the best in you.
But for this vision to turn into reality, I need every single one of you to engage in this post (reposts are immensely appreciated) so it can find the people who need Orbit most.
For more info on Orbit, you can find our manifesto🎬 and discord community in the links down below⬇️
We will be having our first user testing session on April 2nd 3pm at the fourth floor of the Hunter Student Commons(Hunter Hub) where you can come and give the app a try and, directly talk to me and the team. Join our Discord community for more details. Calendar invite can also be found⬇️
Lastly, a shoutout to Prof Christian Jacob for being my no.1 supporter and Nathaniel D’Orazio, Jessy Tseng, and Devon Tran for helping me build Orbit out
Orbit Manifesto: https://youtu.be/vaBTLpGfVQE Discord community: https://discord.gg/m9mWXcrstw Calendar invite: https://calendar.app.google/CYwqDPYBGnA4HMRE6
V2 - LinkedInized
I’ve spent over 600 hours building two open-source apps everyone told me not to (DM for proof) The entire VC world screams don’t build consumer social.
Even Nikita Bier, the MJ of consumer social, tweeted:
“Never build an app to ‘meet up with friends.’”
Well, Orbit, an IRL consumer social app, is not exactly that so maybe we’re safe…
But I need your help
I can already envision a hundred ways Orbit could fail, and these visions haunt me sometimes.
But I still hold on to that one powerful vision. The one where we actually pull it off
The one where we empower every student to find and forge meaningful, lifelong connections; whether it’s through finding a friend who shares your ambitions or a partner who brings out the best in you.
But for this vision to turn into reality, we need two things from you guys:
- engage in this post so it can find the people who need Orbit most
- Join the Orbit community
We’re running our first user testing session: 🗓 April 2nd, 3PM (Calendar invite link in the comments⬇️ ) 📍 Fourth floor, Hunter Student Commons (Hunter Hub)
You’ll be able to try the app. Meet the team. Talk to me directly.
For more info on Orbit, you can find our manifesto🎬 and discord community in the links down below⬇️
If you’d like a copy of either of my apps, comment “Would love to give it a try” or something like that and I’ll grant you access.
Lastly, a big shoutout to:
- Prof. Christian Jacob, Orbit’s no.1 supporter since day 1.
- Nathaniel D’Orazio, Jessy Tseng, and Devon Tran for helping me build Orbit out