Social media is a platform where one gets the opportunity to share information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression without much restraint. Recently, a Twitter user took to the microblogging site to share a startup idea that has gone viral. In the post, the user by the name Shikha pitches the idea of starting a dating app which matches people on the basis of their home and office locations and gets them to commute together every day, to help them spend time together and reduce traffic woes in Bengaluru. She also requests for investment from venture capitalists.
"Startup idea: A dating app where you match people on the basis of their home & office locations. You then put them in a cab and get them to commute together every day. They spend quality time in traffic, while also decongesting Bangalore. Where's my VC?," read the caption of the post shared by Shikha on Twitter.
Since being shared on July 12 on Twitter, the post has gone viral with close to 50,000 views, 848 likes. The idea has also attracted varied comments on the post.
"I met a girl on hinge - went on a few dates, then figured out her office to home travel route and dropped her home everyday - for 3 months nonstop.. She is my girlfriend since nearly 4 years. Here’s your proof of concept! Go for it," commented one user on the post.
"hope that idea doesn’t encounter another lockdown," wrote another user.
"Beware : if the date is not going well you might have to drop out in the middle of the traffic and what excuse will you make…? Jana toh office he hai," commented a third jokingly on the post.
"why to make thigns awkward lol in daily life," wrote a fourth.
"Can I have your PhonePay Number😉to Invest? I would love discussion furthermore about it, another user jokingly wrote.