Product Vision
Product Vision and Super Secret Master Plan
Why does Meetball exist? Our Product Vision & Strategy
Meetball helps you discover what people need around you, so you can connect through genuine acts of help, and remember everyone you meet through these meaningful moments.
One App, for anywhere people should meet.
A few words
On the surface, Meetball does two simple things:
- It creates a safe space where people can share what they're looking for or struggling with, and others can respond "I can help!" or "Me too!", turning questions into real conversations and moments of shared curiosity into lasting connections.
- When you meet someone, we help you keep track of who they are and how you connected, no matter where you met them. No more "what was their name again?" or lost connections after the event.
That's the product as it exists today. We're not here to build another event app. We're here because people are craving something bigger. The world is lonelier than ever despite being more "connected" than ever. Social media gave us endless scrolling, not meaningful connection.
Meetball is the opposite of that. We're building a platform for human connection designed to bridge the gaps, help people find their people, and prove that helping others is the most natural way to create meaning and belonging.
Our strategy
1. Start with real-world utility
The simplest way to create trust is to solve a problem people already have. For us, that means removing the friction around meeting people: knowing what’s happening nearby, and remembering who you’ve met. These features are useful even in isolation, but together they become a foundation for something bigger.
We build these in the open, shaped by how users actually behave. Every iteration comes from testing in real contexts (events, meetups, day-to-day encounters) and learning directly from what works (and what doesn’t).
2. Build around helping others
Connection isn’t built on status updates or public broadcasts, it’s built on reciprocity. Meetball flips the usual social dynamic by surfacing what others are doing or looking for. This makes it easier to step in and help, or to join in on what’s happening. By designing around helping, we create more meaningful relationships than likes or follows ever could.
Here, user input is essential: we measure success not by engagement metrics, but by whether people feel it’s easier to connect, contribute, and support each other. User feedback loops ensure we refine this in line with how people are actually finding meaning.
3. Grow from contributors
Meetball isn't just built in public, it IS the public. Anyone who resonates with our mission can join and contribute to shaping what Meetball becomes. Contributors don't just give feedback; they shape direction, ensure accountability, and share in the value created. This is a collaborative movement designed to serve people, not extract from them.
The world doesn't need another social network that uses its users as the product. We believe that if we genuinely act in the interest of human connection, we'll build something sustainable enough to reward our team, our contributors, and our investors. Purpose over profit creates better outcomes for everyone.
Our growth strategy is simple: contributors work with early users, see what problems matter most, and ship solutions that feel owned by the community. It's not growth hacking, it's growth through genuine service.
Super secret master plan
- Nail the basics. Make asking for help feel safe and offering help feel rewarding. Make remembering connections effortless.
- Turn "I Can Help" into the most powerful force for human connection. Prove that vulnerability + generosity = belonging.
- Take Meetball everywhere. Events, communities, coworking spaces, neighborhoods. Any place where strangers could become collaborators.
- Build the social network humanity deserves. Open, community-powered, and designed around our best instincts instead of our worst.