Well done for spotting the gap in the market, Its awful but I immediately thought of catfishing and pedophiles. That is a major risk.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Most teens are poor as af. Many would bawl at the thought of having to pay $1.99/month for premium features. Look at TikTok. Those accounts whose followers are teens (especially 16 and below) and begging the account (a company) to give them free stuff. The comment section are filled with
"Omg need!!!! can i have one please? *puppy eyes emoji*"
Not sure how you're going to monetize this.
I personally don't see the need for a teen dating app. The reason adult dating apps are successful is because of how busy we are, and its harder to meet people, because we don't have the institutions like schools, sports events, and extra curricular activities to meet new people. Teens are surrounded by people of the opposite gender almost every day, and in an environment conducive to talking to and getting to know potential partners. Not to mention teens aren't exactly flush with cash either. Being a teenager is the most social time ever for a good amount of people. Dating apps only make money because people feel lonely and desperate. So I just don't think a teen dating app would be successful. But I may be wrong. If you have a calling to that idea, go for it.So I was just on Reddit and there was this guy using the magic "I wish" word 'I wish there was a dating app for teens' and I thought hmm? that could be a really good idea so I went ahead and looked anywhere for any kind of dating app for teens and turns out there is none! so we have a gap in the market and I was thinking of the market potential here and it could be pretty big if executed correctly, is this a good idea? obviously I've got to deal with the chicken and egg problem like tinder and uber did in the early days but I have a few ideas here
If you do this you will either break a massive amount of laws but regulators will be pissed off to realize you're a kid and can't do much to you and there's nothing to take.
Or you will read 3000 pages of statutes, case law, federal rules, and so many legal guidelines that you will be able to pass the bar exam.
Or it will be so poorly built that no one will use it.
No teen is going to pay you any money. And advertisers won't be on it, since nobody can pay them any money either.
They can all make a fake tinder anyways.
They "date" at school. They can't drive anywhere. If they wanna chat they'll use instagram, snapchat, or texting.
With that said, go ahead and try anyways because stranger things have happened, and either way you will learn something about law, coding, marketing, apps, etc. Great skills to have and it's better than not doing anything.
even if it doesnt work out you will gain invaluable experience along the way. You might even find something even better that you're more interested while pursuing it. Good luck.while I agree I think I'ma still try and see where it goes
The pivot
Ok thats cool - but what could you do better than yubo? have you found a problem? why dont your friends use it?From what I've been told apps like LMK and Yubo have a automated system and are seemly doing just fine (i might be wrong)
oh my god damn my jaw dropped when he said 21 BILLION dollars, I will make sure I comply with COPPA and all laws with users under 18I know your app would be for kids over 13, but it made me think of this. Stay safe OP, and make sure you're aware of any special requirements for targeting your business towards people under 18.
Isn't that what most teenagers are like nowadays, coming from a teenager myself I did have a "I wanna die I'm so brooken" phase I think that is pretty commonI had a friend who used Yubo and my god, I had to cringe so hard looking at it.
Basically 90% of the users are emos and generally mentally unstable people.
Not sure if that is the demographic every teen dating app would get, but I'd keep that in mind...
Because if that would be your demographic, I doubt you'd want to work with them.
Good Points here, I'm actually 15 haha I'm going to have to make sure these things are going to be avoided but I know I can't control everything on the app like you saidYou are free to do what you want, as long as it is legal and morally okay. BUT, In my opinion, There are INFINITE different needs you can fulfill. A dating app for underage kids created by, What I assume is a person over the age of 18, is definitely a gray moral area, and probably a legal gray area.
For instance, I can already see the headline "Dating app for kids to blame for uptick in teenage pregnancy"
Or "pedophile targets multiple victims on dating app made for teens"
That's just 2 examples off the top of my head. Do you really want to be responsible for that? Even if you are 100% squeaky clean morally and legally, You can't control everything on your app.
Props to you for spotting a "need" and applying what you learn. But besides being morally and legally questionable, It sounds like an absolute headache with potential legal consequences that you wouldn't otherwise have. Business is hard enough, Don't make it harder for your self.
The "I don't have time" aspect is definitely true I believe, but not to the extend that you can't regularly meet new people.I personally don't see the need for a teen dating app. The reason adult dating apps are successful is because of how busy we are, and its harder to meet people, because we don't have the institutions like schools, sports events, and extra curricular activities to meet new people. Teens are surrounded by people of the opposite gender almost every day, and in an environment conducive to talking to and getting to know potential partners. Not to mention teens aren't exactly flush with cash either. Being a teenager is the most social time ever for a good amount of people. Dating apps only make money because people feel lonely and desperate. So I just don't think a teen dating app would be successful. But I may be wrong. If you have a calling to that idea, go for it.
Could you give further detail on that?Pivot your idea to connecting teens for entrepreneur or something like that, this idea has horrible things written all over it and gonna regret it when sitting in jail next to that crypto pyramid scammer guy with the fro.
Could you give further detail on that?
The pivotWhich part the pivot or going to jail?
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