Feedback Forum: Luv@FirstTweet; Drinks after

Luv@FirstTweet (http://luvatfirsttweet.com/) was f ounded in 1Q10, with beta in 4Q10 and launch in January of 2011. They have about 1,100 users currently, with about 50%/50% female/male ratio. More about the company, press, demos and founders below.

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Luv@FirstTweet in founders' words

Luv@FirstTweet (http://www.luvatfirsttweet.com/) is a free online dating service that is fun, quick, and easy to use. As its name indicates, Luv@FirstTweet uses Twitter as its platform. The beauty of Luv@FirstTweet is that you can build your profile anywhere you are. All you need to do is tweet responses to our profile-building questions--and as any Twitter user knows--this can be done while you’re in line at the grocery store, grabbing a quick cup of Starbucks, or even if you’re bored during a meeting (just don't let your boss catch you!)

When you follow @LuvAtFirstTweet (http://www.twitter.com/luvatfirsttweet), one question a day will pop up on your Twitter feed. Answer as many or as few questions as you'd like, and our algorithm will use your responses to match you with someone we think you'll like. Obviously the more questions you answer, the easier it will be for us to find an ideal match. And don't worry! We keep the questions interesting so that you enjoy telling us about yourself.

We believe that online dating should simplify life, not burden an already busy life with more tasks. Participation in many dating sites feels like a chore, which often leads to stale profiles that rarely get updated. What’s the point of having a profile that does not highlight the current you? Rather than listing your favorite bands on a profile—which will invariably need to be updated or changed—you can tweet from a concert or about a song you’ve been enjoying.

With Luv@FirstTweet, by tweeting (which we know you love to do anyway), you can simultaneously build your profile while getting one step closer to finding your next date.

Press

HuffPo http://huff.to/edIdKE Glamour http://bit.ly/fwUAFx Business Insider http://read.bi/gjYKQ9 MSNBC's Technolog http://on.msnbc.com/fCQZ8f KDVR news in Denver http://bit.ly/eLQWV9 NBC Philly http://bit.ly/gbKOPI . OnlineDating.org http://www.onlinedating.org/luvatfirsttweet-review/ Men’s Health http://t.co/bjqJFVN LovingYou.com http://articles.lovingyou.com/uncategorized/do-you-believe-in-luvfirst-tweet/ KentBeatty.com http://kentbeatty.com/2011/07/10/love-at-first-tweet/ SparklingSpur.com http://sparklingspur.com/21st-century-dating-on-facebook-and-twitter-how-it-works/

Demos

Demo’ed at eAmore NYC Innovation Summit (https://www.meetup.com/eAmoreNYC/events/17137645/) on 6/28/2011, and voted top demo out of ten presenters by the panel judges

Bios

Jonathan Lehr (http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlehr1), Co-Founder and CEO. Jon has experience working as an analyst at a real estate private equity firm and on Wall Street in technology business development. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science with a BSE in Bioengineering and minors in Mathematics and Economics (Class of 2007). In his free time, Jonathan plays in basketball leagues at the 92nd Street Y and Chelsea Piers and recently took up boxing. Ari Gilder (http://www.linkedin.com/in/arigilder), Co-Founder and CTO. Ari has many years of software engineering and web development experience, having worked at leading technology firms such as Microsoft and Google. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science with a BSE in Computer Science & Engineering and a minor in Music (Class of 2007). He enjoys cooking (having opened his own restaurant in college), biking and the occasional video game.

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