Samuel Agboola has a video-dating startup called Vooji. The site is record-only for now, as they fill up with video profiles I assume browsing will be enabled at some point. My profile is http://vooji.com/relaxedguy.
- Vooji is a free video-dating site which allows users to meet new people, over a live audio-video connection, without sharing personal information.
- Vooji makes dating safe by allowing users to meet anonymously online before meeting in public.
- Users who record video profiles pre-launch will be given beta invites and $10 to spend on the site.
- Early users can secure premium URLs for their profile. E.g. http://vooji.com/Sam.
- Meeting people online saves users from wasting time dating people whoʼve lied on their profiles, or with whom thereʼs no chemistry. The money saved makes using Vooji cheaper that other free dating sites.
Sam is tuned into the fact that early testers are incredibly important and will have a say in shaping the direction Vooji takes.
The siteʼs unofficial motto is “Dating without waitingâ€, they are working hard to make recording a profile a 90-second process. Earlier today I was talking to someone who worked on Match.com’s attempt at video profiles, which were unceremoniously removed several years ago. Timing definitely plays a big part of a startup’s success.
Sam is very excited to see how users are going to apply the tools for sharing and responding to profiles. Contact Samuel Agboola (samuela@gmail.com) to arrange an interview or for additional quotes. Follow @vooji on Twitter to stay informed with their progress.
