OPW – James Currier is the general partner at NFX, a Palo Alto-based VC focused on pre-seed and seed funding. He founded Tickle in 1999, which grew to 175 million members and sold to Monster in 2004. Tickle (Crunchbase profile) was focused on psych tests and quizzes and had marriage-minded matchmaking as well. James expounds on fast growth cycles that are now possible with AI and lays out an interesting formula in this video. You need three key people. A visionary, a numbers master, and a word meister. Then, keep your AI agent 'plates' spinning.
This is great for many spaces, but dating startups must build a critical mass of users. AI is helping us become more efficient, but the tough part is gaining efficiencies in paid ad spend and fanning the flames to get resonance with our brands for word-of-mouth growth. – See the new IDEA offerings – Mark Brooks