We were meant to launch tomorrow, but since it leaked out on Product Hunt today everyone who sees this will be the first:
Here's the iOS app that we've rebuilt from the ground up: https://itunes.apple.com/app/vam...
Here's the web platform that scales and works across any device or platform
http://getvamos.com
@yanroux Just like a Google page rank the listings are free + based on the user's profile and location etc.. If promotors and event advertisers want to get on top (like Adwords) they pay per impressions and in markets with a lot of active users they also pay "per tickets sold" or "per sign-up".
An organizer knows roughly how much a "guest" is worth, whether they are throwing an art gallery opening, a food festival or a rooftop party.
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@prentell off to building a massive audience then! :)
@prentell I am assuming you also get affiliate revenue from Ticketmaster etc for directing traffic to their site for fulfillment. Meta-aggregation is a completely different game and not Yplan's focus. Seatgeek & Rukkus in NYC might be a better comparison.
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@varunkhona meta works well when same inventory is sold by different suppliers at different prices (see hotels and flights). Is that the case in events (genuine questions, i don't know the space well enough)? i also wonder if by being mobile-first (or mobile-only) a more curated approach is required vs huge selection...
@yanroux I agree that rate disparity is the primary drivers for meta. The secondary reason can be fragmentation/variety of source and that's more relevant to the events space. On mobile, as we all know, less is more. Curation is a must; which is a challenge if you are a meta players because you need to nail your recommendation algo in the very beginning.
It's definitely a super crowded and hard space, however this team is solid and have shown a lot of spirit (working on it for years) now. I believe they just closed some funding with some prominent angels (Soundcloud CEO included) - so I think they're on the right track.
Go team Vamos!
@yanroux YPlan does manual curation of cities (only London, Las Vegas, San Fran & NY). We have automated the curation completely and in this way we can cover all the big cities in the world. The event recommendation algoritm is something we're perfecting every day and as it's getting better and better it is also the one thing that makes us different against everyone else in combination with a complete catalogue of events worldwide.
Download the app and sign in with Facebook to get a personalised event list from your city:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/vam...
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@prentell right, got it. Implications for monetisation?
@prentell Right but why is it different for the user? Getting the database of events is fairly trivial (pull from Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, etc) but getting the data that makes an event compelling (who's going, what to expect, etc) is not. What additional value are you adding that those sites are not (other than a single source of info)?
I've followed Vamos since it's inception, and this latest design is a huge leap for the product. In the world of events, still either dominated by big wigs, or restricted by curation, Vamos is a beacon of light. Excited to see this improvement.
Thanks! @carlmartin I'm glad you like the new Vamos. Cheers from Berlin
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Vamos has just release the update the iOS app. It aggregates public events from Facebook & Eventbrite and make it easy for you to find and join relevant ones. It was on my phone for a while now, but to be honest it never sticked with me.
@luisdaniel_a@prentell, what is special about the release and what are the big plans?
@prentell Design looks great. Event discovery, like many aspects of the events space, is crowded. Overall, it's a tough space and we focus on a different aspect that comes with its own challenges. Since you're pulling in public events and auto curating off that, how do you see this positioned against something like Hangtime?
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