Since you can’t be relied upon to recall which group chat someone posted a happy hour invitation in.
Since you can’t be relied upon to recall which group chat someone posted a happy hour invitation in.
Numerous dating applications exist alongside tools that transform your work commitments into straightforward to-do lists. An increasing number of applications are emerging to assist you in making new friendships. The concept behind Rodeo is unique in that it employs AI to aid in scheduling activities with your current friends.
The startup was founded by two former Hinge executives who found it increasingly challenging to coordinate plans with friends. Parenting, job commitments, and numerous group chats can contribute to the difficulty of keeping friendships strong.
Rodeo can process social media posts concerning events or restaurants, or even just images from group chats, and simplify the process of converting these into definite plans with friends. For example, if you upload a snapshot of an Instagram promotion for a movie, it will gather information on theaters where it is screening, display showtimes, and facilitate ticket purchases. Additionally, there’s an option to send an invitation to a friend you’d like to “recruit” into your plans.
Activities can be categorized into lists for things you’d like to save for future reference, such as excellent date night venues, or activities to enjoy with your former college friends, like a nearby paintball arena. These lists can also be collaborative, enabling you to invite all your former fraternity brothers to contribute suggestions to a specific list.
Interestingly, founders Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan aren’t aggressively promoting the AI aspect of their application. While language models and other AI-related technologies are trending in Silicon Valley, it appears these two realized that Americans prefer AI to stay out of their personal affairs. Nonetheless, it is the AI functionality that differentiates Rodeo. Sharing collective lists, saving favorite dining options, and sending calendar invitations for events to friends are actions everyone can perform with just a Gmail account. Rodeo alleviates the need to manually gather all the information for events or venues and converting them into invitations and tasks.
The company isn’t entirely shunning popular terminology. As reported by Business Insider, Levy refers to the application as a “‘second brain’ for organizing activities with friends and family.” Hence, Rodeo clearly aims to leverage the fervor for organization that has fueled the success of applications like Notion, Obsidian, and My Mind for its emerging social platform.
Currently, Rodeo is accessible as an invite-only beta, but you can download the iOS app to join the waiting list.
