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Dominick J Falco posted an update in the group MIS 4596 Spring 2017 – Mandviwalla 7 years, 9 months ago
Team members: Alex Korjeski, Dominick Falco
Our idea is to create a location-based events app that will allow users to post nearby events for anyone within a certain radius to view and sign up to attend. By default, events will be openly available for anyone to join; however, hosts will also be given the option to make their event an exclusive affair. These private events will still be open for any user to view and sign up for, but the more important details (event location, host) will be withheld until a guest has been pre-approved by the event host.
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This is very nicely described. Questions: Hasn’t this been done before – variations of meetup? What is the value to the organizer and attendee – why should they bother in relation to other options? How will you make money?
While it is true that Meetup has very many similarities, the core concept of our app is more focused towards individual events as opposed to ongoing group meetups. Quick example – A band wants to perform for a local audience, but is having trouble booking any gigs. With our app, the band could simply decide to throw a party at their home for people nearby to come socialize and check out their talent. Furthermore, if the band is uncomfortable with the idea of opening their home to anyone and everyone who sees their post, they can choose to list it as an exclusive event so as to only allow pre-selected guests to come and attend. Among the multitude of event app iterations that I have come across, our idea is most similar to Nearify & Meetup, both of which offer similar services in different ways. I would argue that the majority of apps within the app stores are nothing more than variations of apps/ideas; they can still be successful if they fill a separate niche. As for the app’s monetization, we are still in the process of discussing what might work best. Some ideas that have come up are Sponsorships, Subscription fees, & promoted events (much like Twitter’s concept of sponsored tweets).
What about Facebook events, that sounds like what you just described, or all of these?
As for Facebook Events, it does not offer the kind of exclusivity that our app would bring to the table. Again… I am well aware that there is a plethora of event apps & websites currently available. Rather than linking me a long list of event apps to scour over and explain the differences between each and every one, I would encourage you to review those apps yourself and then re-read my description. None of them even appear to be location-based event apps that allow users to pick and choose what guests can and cannot attend. Perhaps I am just not doing a good enough job of explaining it? The primary purpose of our app would not be for large organizations or venues to manage their events with. Our app is based around the idea of individual users easily creating/discovering nearby events for anyone within a certain radius to see and sign up for.