Last week, I started a new series documenting the journey of building Disco, a more effective networking app for in-person events.
We also formed our first pilot partnership with York University, which helped validate the idea early on and gave us real-world feedback to shape our next steps.
Finding the right people to build with ✨
For the past two weeks, I've been building Disco with two friends. A small, scrappy team that believes in the idea as much as I do.
As I started sharing about Disco more, demoing it at friends' parties, at the Startup Open House event that recently took place in Toronto, and even to incubators such as the DMZ, new ideas kept coming in and the feedback was amazing.
Every conversation helped me refine what matters most for our MVP and where we should focus next.
I used to be terrified of talking about my ideas in public and sharing the work in progress. However, I soon realized that creating an app is just the beginning. There's so much more than just the coding part.
Finding the right team members, setting a clear vision, getting partnerships, and staying disciplined to do the work day in and day out without going insane all matter in the building process.
What Disco is hoping to solve 🪩
As an introvert, I've always found networking events overwhelming. The awkward small talk, the frantic search for someone new to speak to, and the pile of business cards that I collect but never look back at.
As a product studio founder, I love meeting potential collaborators or clients, but there's no good way to meet the right people at the right time during events. Most of the meaningful connections I've made at events happened completely by chance. That always made me wonder:
What if meeting the right person at an event didn't depend on luck? What if I knew who was coming to the event and what their goals were?
That's exactly what Disco aims to solve. An app that connects people at in-person events based on their goals for attending. Users create profiles sharing what they're looking for, whether that's finding co-founders, landing clients, or learning from experts, so you can meet the right people at the right time.
I'll be sharing weekly updates on building Disco, lessons learned, and behind-the-scenes progress. If you're interested in trying Disco at your next event or have feedback to share, drop a comment. If you are interested in becoming a beta tester, I'd love to hear from you!
Top comments (3)
Love this concept!
Making event networking intentional instead of random is such a game changer.
Excited to see how Disco evolves
Count me in for beta testing!
Hey! Thank you so much for the interest. It really means so much.
Will send you more details in the coming weeks!
Que bueno y chevre, estoy desarrollando un lenguaje de programación llamado MAWA, creado por mi.
How nice and cool, I'm developing a programming language called MAWA, created by me.