What is Date LinkedIn?
In honor of April Fools, we’ve turned LinkedIn into a dating app. For 24 HOURS ONLY, get warm intros to the rich & powerful (hot?) friends of your LinkedIn connections. Next stop? Power couple. (note: we’re a warm intro not dating app company, so bear with us)
Problem
Professionals on LinkedIn struggle to leverage their network for personal connections, like dating, due to the platform's professional focus, missing opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals within their existing networks. leverage their network for personal connections
Solution
A feature, launched as an April Fools’ joke, transforming LinkedIn into a dating app for 24 hours, providing warm intros to the rich & powerful friends of your LinkedIn connections. This facilitates making personal connections within professional networks. transforming LinkedIn into a dating app for 24 hours
Customers
Professionals on LinkedIn looking to expand their personal connections, possibly interested in dating within their professional network. Professionals on LinkedIn
Unique Features
The unique feature is the pivot from LinkedIn's professional networking purpose to a temporary dating service, using existing professional connections to facilitate personal introductions.
User Comments
The product is an April Fools' joke, not a real service.
Users found the concept amusing and innovative.
Some expressed disappointment that it wasn’t a real feature.
Interest was shown in the possibility of professional networks aiding personal connections.
Skepticism about mixing professional and personal lives on LinkedIn.
Traction
Since the product is an April Fools’ joke, real traction such as number of users, MRR, or funding is not applicable.
Market Size
Not applicable since the product was an April Fools' joke and not a real service intended for market entry.
