Online Dating
After reading the news that OKcupid was acquired today for $50 million, I couldn’t help but think back to my experience at Downtoearth. I suspect that commentors that have a long memory will remember Match’s experiment there and say that it is evidence that it failed. I’d know better than anyone that it’s far from [...]
It’s been a long strange trip, but our website has finally arrived at its final destination. After months of negotiation, we were able to buy the domain name downtoearth.com. For us, it’s a wonderful expression of the brand we’re trying to build in free dating. Our mission is to be a totally free dating site [...]
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In my typical crazy mode, I managed to have some fun this weekend. Audi was kind enough to send me an invitation to test out their new car as part of the audi driving experience on Texas Motor Speedway, and I was happy to oblige. My time was for 3pm on Sunday, and I just [...]
The one thing I haven’t talked about too much is the actual startup I’m working for, rather than the experience, so a bit of background seems in order. The company is ready to launch a new free Internet dating site with an interesting angle. We are working to make the site as honest as possible. [...]
