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4 points by relaxy ↗ HN
Just imagine you are somewhere you do not know anybody. Using https://www.nolone.net you can login, create an invitation and accept a response of the person you want to meet in the city. You can get in touch with very interesting people and explore the world in a way you never did before.

What do you think about the idea?

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kluck
> You can get in touch with very interesting people and explore the world in a way you never did before.

Suppose you get a response from this nice girl near you and when you meet "her" she is actually an ugly man who wants to eat you.

relaxy
You can write a review about your appointment for other people to know that the girl is not a girl but an ugly man. The reviews are visible in user profiles.
Varkiil
But how can you review him if he ate you ?
relaxy
You do not need to meet him in the first place if he does not have a lot of good reviews.
itsybitsycoder
But what if the ugly men form a ring and leave good reviews for each other, and since all of them eat their victims, they have no bad reviews to balance it out?
relaxy
"Conspiracy of the ugly men". Never heard something like this before :) I would not recommend you using the dating sites at all.
partisan
How do you get reviews if no one goes to meet you?
relaxy
Not everybody is scared of meeting other people in real life. If that would be the case, the sites like Couchsurfing would never work.
davidw
"You have been eaten by a grue" - what a grim fate!
6d0debc071
Perhaps you should meet people in situations where eating you would be more difficult....
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bryanrasmussen
Seems like it would have a lot of security issues, but supposing that gets worked out it seems to be something for all those extroverted people I just don't understand. It seems like one of the things I don't understand that could actually make money.
ergl
What would be the difference between this and couchsurfing?
relaxy
Couchsurfing is nice for finding a place to stay. Nolone is good for sightseeing, dating and meeting new people.
hawe
If you go to one of the regular Couchsurfing events you can meet people, too.
relaxy
It is not about going to events. Nolone is about meeting new people randomly.
anoopkunjuraman
How do you plan to prevent all the escort services from abusing it?
relaxy
It is not an issue at the moment. We can easily implement the "bad behaviour" reporting system to block the accounts of escort services or to prevent the commercial usage of any kind at all.
seekingcharlie
This has the potential to be really cool & it's an idea that I've previously found myself wishing for a solution for. I also think that the trend away from facebook is ever-growing & there is an opportunity for an alternative. If Facebook was about connecting with people that you already know, how do I connect with people that I don't know yet?

I do think, considering the social space, it really needs to be executed well. I get that this is MVP, but I'd look to hire a designer ASAP (I'm a designer so I'm more biased to good design, but still).

Also, I really don't like the name. The word "alone" has very negative connotations. Can you change it to something more around the opposite of alone? Friends, conversation, understanding etc etc.

relaxy
Thank you very much for your positive opinion!

I did my best making the look simple, functional and mobile friendly but probably it is not as fancy as you expect it to be.

We need to hire a good designer, we also need to get more traction. Therefore we need people who believe in the idea and who are ready to invest their time or money.

I am open for a new name as long as we can find an unregistered .com or at least .net domain.

nnoitra
How would you make money with this?
relaxy
There are plenty of ways to make money. What we are looking for now is to get more traction. At this stage we need money for advertisement and further product development. If you are an investor who believes in the idea like we do, then let me know.
HeyLaughingBoy
How is this different from any number of dating services that provide a "friends only" section?

I used to have a FWB who did exactly this when she had to travel for business.

relaxy
What is the difference between Facebook and MySpace? There is a difference as you can easily see. Nolone is an invitation based communication system. One of the most direct ways to meet new people in real life.