Solving social discovery & loneliness for Next Billion Users
India
Joined January 2020
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FRND retweeted
Honored to be featured in @Inc42’s Upraised Game Changers 2024!
Building for Bharat means solving real problems, scaling what works & creating products that truly matter. Excited for what’s ahead!
Shoutout to the @_frndapp team—let’s keep building. 🚀
#GameChangers #ProductLeadership #BuildingForBharat #IndianStartups #FRND
Upraised Game Changers List recognises 50 exceptional product managers (PMs) in India, who are solving real-world problems and driving meaningful impact. Read the first edition that sheds the spotlight on 25 PMs.
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FRND retweeted
it is damn interesting, scary sometimes because my privacy is compromised but it is a great learning experience to see different human emotions panning out. it makes you happy as well seeing @_frndapp is such an integral part of the users' life
Who knew being a founder could sometimes mean handling user heartbreak calls at 3 AM?
@hvchhangani and @_bpst share a hilarious anecdote from their journey building @_frndapp — an audio social network app offering safe virtual spaces for men and women from Tier 2 & 3 India to connect and interact.
Watch the full episode here (YouTube): shorturl.at/dlS7F
You can also tune into this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Kuku FM! All the links are in the comments section below.
FRND retweeted
It's 40M ARR and this company has raised less than $10M lifetime.
Listen in...
All links to the episode:
YouTube: shorturl.at/dlS7F
Spotify: shorturl.at/xGuIY
Apple Podcast: shorturl.at/HCoQ1
Kuku FM: shorturl.at/jzefA
FRND retweeted
Most people in Tier 2 & 3 India have yet to have a meaningful & respectful conversation with the opposite gender because of the stigma surrounding such interactions.
Dating isn’t a problem to be solved for them yet, & traditional interaction & social network apps, often visual & Western first, fail to cater to the needs of this audience.
So, how do you solve for people discovery in small towns in India? That’s where @_frndapp comes in—an audio social network app that creates safe virtual spaces for genuine interactions in conservative settings.
In our latest #HighIQ podcast episode, @_bpst & @hvchhangani (co-founders of Frnd) share their 5-year-long journey of building a social network product for Tier 2 & 3 audiences and scaling it to $30 Mn ARR.
Tune in to hear them discuss:
- Why dating isn’t a mass market problem to be solved in India right now.
- What are the nuances of building for the next billion users?
- How do you build a strong product team that iterates quickly and truly understands user needs?
- What opportunities are yet to be tapped in India's social space? And much more...
Watch the full episode here (YouTube): shorturl.at/dlS7F
FRND retweeted
@hvchhangani & i spoke to @nishika_sarkar (her 1st time podcasting) around building guardrails while enabling social interaction for next billion users @_frndapp
loads of credit to our gun team @ajit_meena_, @vishesh180999, @vaiibhavvv & @k_singampalli who have set high standards around trust & safety for the ecosystem !
FRND retweeted
Find more about open roles @_frndapp here:
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FRND retweeted
Looking for a generalist (internship / full-time) for @_frndapp
Since the use-case / actionable require women-centric thought process, a woman candidate will be good fit
The most unique problem statement of the current times, read more about FRND 👇👇
FRND retweeted
‘Digital Romance’ / ‘Forbidden Love’ / 'Online Chatting'
A thread on next billion internet users and ‘FRND’-ship
(1/n)
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Please enter the details in the form forms.gle/fWk2Yq7f3YmGdZTt9
So so that we can sent the invites . Tentatively Friday afternoon 3 PM to 4:30 PM . It will be first come first serve basis ,priority to Social media cos .