Today you find a lot of mobile applications that allows you to make friends quickly and easily according to your wishes and desires. Among them include Tinder or happn, which allows you to discover the people you cross, that you like and that you would like to see. But what if you are a professional and want to go further than just personal meetings?
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Indeed, who has never wanted to improve professional relationships, sharing good ideas and exchange around a good meal and a good wine? It is perhaps here that goes from the big idea of tomorrow. Anyway, Frederic Buron, head of EmailStrategie, wanted to diversify into in January 2015, LikeLunch , an application meeting between professionals. Named startup of the month, this application has (already) while a large.
"Today we share our life on Facebook, with AirBnB our house, our photos on Instagram or BlaBlaCar with our car. With LikeLunch, lunch may also become social. We can now share his meal in a friendly atmosphere with professionals from the same sector or in the same position. The opportunity to exchange, to share, simply networker " said Frederic.
As you might expect from such an application, the goal is to find professional close to where you are, or that you will reach for a conference or meeting, and corresponding to your profile. Then you select the person, make an appointment and pray that the person accepts your lunch. Therefore, it remains for you to discuss and present your fabulous idea.
The principle is extremely simple, and only takes a few minutes for anyone who has already tested a mobile application. But to help you discover this application, I decided to present all the features it offers.
Discovering LikeLunch
Obviously, the first thing to do is download the application. And the good news is that it is 100% free . To do this, visit the App Store from Apple, or the Play Store for Android based mobile device that you own. Regarding restrictions, reserved for iDevices version requires iOS 7.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. As for the Android version, it requires Android 3.0 or later. In other words, there should be no barrier on the installation of the application.
Once downloaded and installed, you have to create an account. There, the process can be done in two stages. The application connects to the LinkedIn user account in order to retrieve the necessary information to create your profile. For example, data such as your profile picture, your name and your first name, professional title, the summary of your activities or your experiences are automatically retrieved and instantly feeds into your profile in seconds. This is the fastest step, you'll understand.
Although all the professionals have almost a LinkedIn account, some might prefer to create an account from an email address. If this is the case, you have to complete all your information manually. This process, certainly a little longer, will not require long minutes. It is important to note that once you have created your profile, you will not be able to edit it.
After your effective registration on the platform, you enter the LikeLunch network. The first thing you'll see are professionals nearby. Thanks to its location function, the application will be able to filter the contacts around you based on your affinities and your interests that you have previously completed. The infinite scroll will look to load new contacts while you scroll down with your finger. Regarding contacts close, you'll be able to view the contact's photo, name and surname as well as its function. Additionally, you will end the distance at which he is to you, without knowing exactly what he or she is building. Nevertheless, you will have a pretty good idea of who is available around you at lunchtime.
On this homepage you will also have the option to click on the magnifying glass at the top right, which will enable you to refine your search results. Among the possibilities, the choice of the city, the search radius and interests. Simply click on the "Search" button to update the list as new criteria. It is important to note that you can not directly search for a contact by name and first name, thus avoiding having the opportunity to fliquer a user.
Once you find a contact, you simply click it. You will see more information on the latter, based on the data he has indicated. A "Invite" button will also show, for taking the first step in terms of invitation. A much easier situation to start a discussion in the street, in a restaurant, etc. By clicking the button, you can start the discussion and present the reason for the invitation.
Therefore, the targeted contact will receive an invitation that will be able to accept or not. The latter will even be able to choose the date, time and even the place of lunch, or it will leave you full control over this choice. Anyway, these choices will be validated by one or the other. Once the process is completed, the appointment will be set and will be displayed on the contact page. Obviously, you'll be able to cancel it at the last moment, or modify certain elements of it.
Note that you can put a favorite in touch if you want to renew a lunch later, or block a contact if it took LikeLunch as his hunting ground of love.
You see, there is nothing easier!
And the next?
As you can imagine, this startup ideas do not stop there! If today it puts the packet on advertising and marketing, Frederic and Manon, his right arm, have a head full of ideas to grow the service. One can imagine very well that to launch such an application, it must be known.
Nevertheless, LikeLunch will evolve between now and September , and after receiving the initial feedback from its users. Among the big news include the abandonment of lending enable the application to be completely free. Then, the registration process will be simplified to make it more accessible to users rather novices. Finally, various aesthetic improvements, ergonomic will be made.
And always with an aim to develop, the startup will set a launch internationally, especially in the United States still in September .
As you see, the ideas are overflowing. No wonder the views of the displayed promises. In any case, for a local company (yes it is still rochelaise this application and I am extremely happy), it's good to see that all ideas do not come from abroad!
As for me, with Mathilda , I met the team in a very nice small lunch under the sun of La Rochelle (shame I have not been invited by LikeLunch;)), and I have that the dynamism displayed well reflects the ambitions of the startup. If you're in the area, do not hesitate to invite me to lunch ... on LikeLunch!
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Indeed, who has never wanted to improve professional relationships, sharing good ideas and exchange around a good meal and a good wine? It is perhaps here that goes from the big idea of tomorrow. Anyway, Frederic Buron, head of EmailStrategie, wanted to diversify into in January 2015, LikeLunch , an application meeting between professionals. Named startup of the month, this application has (already) while a large.
As you might expect from such an application, the goal is to find professional close to where you are, or that you will reach for a conference or meeting, and corresponding to your profile. Then you select the person, make an appointment and pray that the person accepts your lunch. Therefore, it remains for you to discuss and present your fabulous idea.
The principle is extremely simple, and only takes a few minutes for anyone who has already tested a mobile application. But to help you discover this application, I decided to present all the features it offers.
Discovering LikeLunch
Obviously, the first thing to do is download the application. And the good news is that it is 100% free . To do this, visit the App Store from Apple, or the Play Store for Android based mobile device that you own. Regarding restrictions, reserved for iDevices version requires iOS 7.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. As for the Android version, it requires Android 3.0 or later. In other words, there should be no barrier on the installation of the application.
Once downloaded and installed, you have to create an account. There, the process can be done in two stages. The application connects to the LinkedIn user account in order to retrieve the necessary information to create your profile. For example, data such as your profile picture, your name and your first name, professional title, the summary of your activities or your experiences are automatically retrieved and instantly feeds into your profile in seconds. This is the fastest step, you'll understand.
Although all the professionals have almost a LinkedIn account, some might prefer to create an account from an email address. If this is the case, you have to complete all your information manually. This process, certainly a little longer, will not require long minutes. It is important to note that once you have created your profile, you will not be able to edit it.
After your effective registration on the platform, you enter the LikeLunch network. The first thing you'll see are professionals nearby. Thanks to its location function, the application will be able to filter the contacts around you based on your affinities and your interests that you have previously completed. The infinite scroll will look to load new contacts while you scroll down with your finger. Regarding contacts close, you'll be able to view the contact's photo, name and surname as well as its function. Additionally, you will end the distance at which he is to you, without knowing exactly what he or she is building. Nevertheless, you will have a pretty good idea of who is available around you at lunchtime.
On this homepage you will also have the option to click on the magnifying glass at the top right, which will enable you to refine your search results. Among the possibilities, the choice of the city, the search radius and interests. Simply click on the "Search" button to update the list as new criteria. It is important to note that you can not directly search for a contact by name and first name, thus avoiding having the opportunity to fliquer a user.
Once you find a contact, you simply click it. You will see more information on the latter, based on the data he has indicated. A "Invite" button will also show, for taking the first step in terms of invitation. A much easier situation to start a discussion in the street, in a restaurant, etc. By clicking the button, you can start the discussion and present the reason for the invitation.
Therefore, the targeted contact will receive an invitation that will be able to accept or not. The latter will even be able to choose the date, time and even the place of lunch, or it will leave you full control over this choice. Anyway, these choices will be validated by one or the other. Once the process is completed, the appointment will be set and will be displayed on the contact page. Obviously, you'll be able to cancel it at the last moment, or modify certain elements of it.
Note that you can put a favorite in touch if you want to renew a lunch later, or block a contact if it took LikeLunch as his hunting ground of love.
You see, there is nothing easier!
And the next?
As you can imagine, this startup ideas do not stop there! If today it puts the packet on advertising and marketing, Frederic and Manon, his right arm, have a head full of ideas to grow the service. One can imagine very well that to launch such an application, it must be known.
And always with an aim to develop, the startup will set a launch internationally, especially in the United States still in September .
As you see, the ideas are overflowing. No wonder the views of the displayed promises. In any case, for a local company (yes it is still rochelaise this application and I am extremely happy), it's good to see that all ideas do not come from abroad!
As for me, with Mathilda , I met the team in a very nice small lunch under the sun of La Rochelle (shame I have not been invited by LikeLunch;)), and I have that the dynamism displayed well reflects the ambitions of the startup. If you're in the area, do not hesitate to invite me to lunch ... on LikeLunch!