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The Future of Dating Apps: Trends and Challenges for Startups

THE NEXT WEB - Alex Pasykov, CEO and founder of dating apps Hily and Taimi, discusses the challenges faced by startups in the dating app industry in 2023 and the importance of aligning product strategy with trends to build a sustainable business. While generative AI has limited applications in dating apps, it can be used to improve algorithms and provide efficient customer support. Pasykov highlights the trend of greater segmentation and personalization in dating apps, with apps catering to specific audiences and dating interests. However, extremely niche apps may struggle to raise funding due to a limited user base. Pasykov emphasizes the need for dating apps to focus on shortening the time between initial interest and in-person meetings. Niche apps that excel in serving specific audiences can set the standard for service quality and accelerate business growth. By understanding the complexities of online dating and adapting to evolving user preferences, dating apps can increase their chances of success.

by Alex Pasykov
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Ukrainian CEO Alex Pasykov Shares His Thoughts on a Difficult but Rewarding Year

TECH.EU - Alex Pasykov, CEO of the Hily dating app and LGBTQ platform Taimi, reflects on a difficult but rewarding year, operating his businesses in Ukraine during the Russian invasion. Despite the challenges of scaling a business during wartime, Pasykov learned the importance of setting ambitious goals, trying new things, and providing his team with comfortable working conditions. His team's ability to work creatively without electricity during blackouts demonstrated their resilience and teamwork. Pasykov and his team also volunteered in the community, providing supplies and support to those affected by the war. Pasykov encourages businesses to always have a plan for the worst-case scenario, as there are many potential threats to any business.

by Alex Pasykov
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Ukraine

OPW - Alex Pasykov is Founder/CEO of Hily & Taimi, and is Ukrainian. I think he says it best (and recommends two impactful charities) in his post on Linkedin w/respect to the pure terror happening in Ukraine right now.

Taimi Partners With the Ellen DeGeneres Show

ELLENTUBE - June 3 - In honor of Pride Month, Taimi partnered with The Ellen DeGeneres Show and donated $25K to The Trevor Project, an organization close to Ellen's heart.

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After a Success in 2020, Taimi Talks Is Back in May 2021

TAIMI - Apr 28 - In 2020, Taimi Talks, an in-app livestreaming event, featured true LGBTQ+ icons like Blair Amadeus Imani, Monique Heart, Alyssa Edwards, TS Madison, Jason Wimberly and Chris Mosier. This year, Taimi Talks will have an incredible line-up of people. The event will be in May 16, 5PM EST.

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Why to Consider React Native When Building an App From Scratch

FORBES - Apr 20 - Aleksandr Pasykov is the founder of Hily Dating App and Taimi, the biggest LGBTQ+ platform featuring a social network and dating app. He started working on Taimi in 2017. "We realized there's a demand for a safe online space where LGBTQ+ people could build relationships. We needed a framework that would allow us to create the app from scratch in a short time, and our developer built the app in less than two months using React Native." React Native is an open-source app framework that was released by Facebook in 2015. It allows developers to combine native code with React, making it perfect for updating existing applications. React Native offer unprecedented speed and efficiency, and you can create and update apps on Android and iOS simultaneously. One issue is the framework’s performance. For example, if you want to add a newsfeed to your app, React Native may not have high enough speed and performance levels, so such changes will have to be made in native code. Another challenge companies may face is the lack of React Native experts.

by Alexander Pasykov
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Taimi Launches a Referral Program

TAIMI - Mar 15 - The program is an extension to the LGBTQ+ platform's livestreaming, serving as a "passive source" of Taimi Diamonds for the users. After the invited users start utilizing Taimi's livestreaming, the referrers will receive 30% of all Diamonds their referred persons collect.

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10 Million Users: Taimi Marks a Major Milestone

BUSINESSWIRE - Mar 9 - After just 2.5 years on the market, Taimi proves to be the fastest-growing LGBTQ+ platform, reaching 10M worldwide users in late March 2021. Taimi grew its userbase from 3.5M in Jan 2020 to 9M in Dec 2020. According to Sensor Tower's 2021 "The State of Dating Apps 2021" Report, Taimi made the list of Top-10 most downloaded dating apps in the U.S.

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Taimi Surpasses a Million Unique Livestreams

MEDIUM - Feb 28 - In half-a-year after the launch of livestreaming on the app, Taimi users have started over a million unique sessions. Taimi is the world's largest LGBTQ+ platform that features a social network and dating app.

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Q&A With Taimi's Head of Business Development Helen Virt

GAYTIMES.CO.UK - Jan 22 - Taimi is the LGBTQ+ platform that features a social network and dating app. The platform was recently recognised by Gay Times for its efforts to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people around the world.

Q: How did the pandemic impact Taimi?
A: For us, it was truly heartbreaking as we planned so many pride-focused partnerships. We had to swiftly adapt and turn towards online opportunities. We also saw a tremendous change in users' behaviour. They became more involved, more active, created 45% more content, posted 60% more stories and liked each other more.

Q: What is Taimi doing to be more diverse?
A: We are certainly putting a lot of effort in making the platform more accessible, providing a space that is safe and free of judgement and even rewriting our system to improve the overall experience on the app.

Q: What has been the feedback from your users on the features you've recently implemented?
A: The feedback has been incredible when it comes to our latest addition - livestreams. We also introduce Live Duet and Versus battles to make streams more interactive and fun.

Q: Any concerns about competitor Blued?
A: We have tremendous respect for our colleagues at Blued. But they're mostly oriented at gay men, so there is still a lot of work to be done to become a full-scale LGBTQ+ platform.

Q: Recently Taimi issued an open letter to advertisers, without naming names, what companies would you like to work with?
A: The brand needs to share our values.

Q: What are the company's plans for 2021?
A: Our streaming features & everything around them will be top priority for Taimi in 2021. We also plan to launch public pages for companies, organizations and brands to bring them closer to their core audience.

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Taimi Launches Versus Battles

EINPRESSWIRE - Jan 20 - The largest LGBTQ+ platform that features a dating app and social network introduces a new livestreaming tool - Versus Battles - meant to inspire friendly debates and discussions. The feature allows users to start friendly competitions with random people while livestreaming. Another streaming feature introduced to Taimi 2 months ago is Live Duet, which allows users to tune in and co-host other people's livestreams. Taimi launched livestreaming in late August 2020. During September-December 2020, ~550k unique streaming sessions were launched.

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Taimi Reaches 9M Users

MEDIUM.COM - Jan 13 - Taimi, the world's largest LGBTQ+ social network and a dating app, started 2020 with 3.5M users and ended it with 5.5M users. Taimi users liked each other 1.15B times, and sent ~9.3M likes. 2020 was also the year livestreaming emerged on Taimi. In the first four months after being rolled out, app users started 546k unique livestreams, amassing 13M views.

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Taimi Live Streaming to Become Key Revenue Driver in 2021

GAY TIMES - Dec 22 - Taimi, a LGBTQ+ social network and dating app has incorporated live streaming into the core of its business model and expects the feature to become one of the key revenue channels in 2021. During Fall 2020, Taimi users have streamed for over 10 years, hosting 403k unique sessions and amassing 7.3M views. Taimi has also introduced Live Duet, which allows users to hop into other users' and co-host by interacting with the streamer directly instead of using the comments section. In 2021, the company expects live streaming to become a solid source of income and bring up to 30% of total revenue.

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Taimi Gets a Makeover

MEDIUM.COM - Nov 19 - Taimi, the LGBTQ+ social network and dating app, just got a rebranding. The company introduced a new logo, brand identity, and an upgraded app interface.

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Dating App Taimi Wants to Evolve Into a Social Network

WHICH-50 - Aug 18 - According to founder Alex Pasykov, who also previously launched another dating app, Hily, "We're currently in the process of enhancing and expanding the world's largest LGBTQI+ platform." Dating will remain a key part of the app, he said, "However we have shifted our focus to the social network and have seen steady growth in terms of numbers." Since March 2020 the numbers have grown by ~50%. The company is also developing new initiatives including live streams.

by Andrew Birmingham
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