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HotSpot - Discover the hottest spots near you from real-time crowds

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Your go-to for navigating any city's nightlife scene. With real-time insights and personalized recommendations, find the hottest spots with ease!

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Cody
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Excited to introduce HotSpot to the community! We’ve built this app to make finding the best spots around you easier and more fun. Whether you’re looking for the busiest venues or want to connect with others in real-time, HotSpot has you covered. We’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and ideas on how we can make it even better. Thanks for checking us out!
Robert Thomas
Really excited about the launch of HotSpot, @cbosko! The personalized recommendations sound like a game changer for navigating nightlife. Looking forward to testing it out and seeing how it can enhance my nights out. Keep up the great work!
Cody
@robertthomas2 Thanks Robert!
Olivia Jane Mitchell
This looks like a game-changer for anyone trying to make the most of a night out! 🙌 The real-time insights and personalized recommendations feature are a huge plus, especially for those new to the city or seeking fresh experiences. I can already imagine how HotSpot can transform a typical night out into an adventure. Kudos to @cbosko and the team for launching this! Can't wait to see how long it takes to gain traction and what features you’ll roll out next. For gatherings or spontaneous outings, this seems like an essential app. Looking forward to more updates and seeing how you’ll enhance the user experience! Upvoted!
Cody
@oliviajanemitchell Thanks Olivia!
Elke
Congrats on the launch of HotSpot, @cbosko! This app sounds like a game-changer for anyone looking to explore a city’s nightlife! 🎉 Real-time insights and personalized recommendations are exactly what the community needs for a seamless experience. Can't wait to see how it improves our nights out and connects us with others. Looking forward to providing feedback and seeing how you guys iterate on this! Upvoting this one for sure! Keep up the great work!
Christofer Huber
Hey @cbosko the design looks really nice. Especially the heat maps are a cool feature. 2 questions 1. How do you handle the geofenced information in terms of privacy? 2. How are you building a critical mass per venue/city, this is something I know from my own experience is the hardest thing to do when building a social app. Congrats on the launch 🚀
Cody
@crebuh Thanks Christopher! All venues are geofenced, when a user opens the app within this vicinity they can interact with others or receive offers. Once they leave it disconnects the user from that venue, so users won't have continuous tracking on. This was difficult for us as well. We created an interactive Discover mode where users will be able to connect with other users within a geofenced area. This feature can be used as live dating type of feature or just for connecting. This will help hold retention for users. Users can also purchase passes or offers within each venue also helping retention.
David Fernández
Congratulations on the launch! 🚀 The real-time crowd level feature sounds great. I’m curious, how do you get that information?
Cody
@dfodev Thanks David! Right now accuracy is based on a foot traffic algorithm we built that is implemented in all non partnered venues. When a venue partners we will be able to boost accuracy up to around 95%
Emma Ning
This sounds awesome, @cbosko! I'm curious about how the personalized recommendations work. Do you use any AI or community input to curate the spots? Also, will there be any social features for users to share their experiences? 🎉
Cody
@emma_ning Hi Emma, Yes so personalized recommendations will come from an AI tool/input where users can type what they're looking for. This will roll out in V2
Kyrylo Silin
Hey Cody, I'm interested in how you gather the crowd data. Is it purely user-generated or do you use other sources as well? Do you have plans to expand beyond nightlife to other types of venues or events? Congrats on the launch!
Cody
@kyrylosilin Hey Kyrylo Currently we have our own algorithm that is a combination of user feedback as well as foot traffic for non-partnered venues. Once a venue partners we will then pickup data off a propriety system that will increase accuracy to around 95% Yes, we plan on expanding to events as a whole as well as restaurants so its not just nightlife.
Derek
8 people have said “game changer” in these replies. Why? Something seems weird about those comments. 🤔
Jack Michalak
I think I want the exact opposite of this. How easy is it to find the coldspots?
Cody
@jack_michalak Hi Jack! Yes, so our app works in the opposite way as well. If you want a chill night with a smaller crowd our HeatMeter shows you if its less busy as well.
Patricia Harris
Congrats on the launch of HotSpot, @cbosko! 🎉 This app sounds like a game changer for nightlife lovers. Real-time insights will definitely enhance the user experience. Can't wait to explore the hottest venues with ease. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves!
Two Heads
Congrats on the launch! Is this similar to foursquare?
Cody
@twoheads Similar yes as it connects users to local venues. Foursquare shows recommendations based on users previous history. We show users more so whats busy in live time with a social aspect for connecting.
Elke
Congrats on the launch, @cbosko! HotSpot sounds like a game-changer for nightlife enthusiasts. Can’t wait to start exploring new venues with ease! 🎉
Cody
@elke_qin Thanks Elke!
Emily
Love this! Are you planning on adding more types of events as well (i.e during the day like fairs/carnivals, or group meet ups)? Congrats on the launch! 🚀
Cody
@_emily_daykin Thanks Emily! Yes, Events are going to be implemented once we expand partnerships so they can create their own.
Bryan
HotSpot sounds like a game changer for nightlife! 🎉 Real-time insights and personalized recommendations are definitely the way to go. Can't wait to explore the hottest venues around me. Props to @cbosko for bringing this idea to life! Looking forward to seeing the updates and improvements as you gather feedback.
Glen Dsouza
Congrats on the launch! I've always wanted an app similar to this, an app that shows where people visit, where are the popular restaurants, etc. Going off of Google reviews just isn't the real deal, also other restaurant-recommending apps/sites don't help either. HotSpot is now my go to app for finding and meeting locals and find out their favourite spots (to eat obviously) and try them out
Cody
@glen_dsouza_1 Thanks Glen!
Alvin_Liu
Congrats on the launch, @cbosko! 🎉 The concept of HotSpot sounds amazing for nightlife lovers. Real-time insights will surely boost engagement at venues. Can't wait to explore and see how it evolves! Upvoted!
Cody
@alvinliu Thanks Alvin!
Daniel W. Chen
this will definitely be useful when I go out in a foreign city in the future, how precise if the crowd level?
Cody
@danielwchen so accuracy will only increase as we partner with more venues. Right now accuracy is based off a foot traffic algorithm we built that is implemented in all non partnered venues.
SEN
This sounds like a game changer for nightlife lovers! 🥳 Can't wait to see how HotSpot changes the way we discover all those hidden gems. Real-time insights are a must-have for spontaneous nights out. Kudos to @cbosko and the team for this launch! Hoping for some cool integrations with popular venues. Let’s get the party started!
Ghost Kitty
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Cody
@zulkarnaim Thanks Zulkar