Hi everyone! Glad to see Banter on ProductHunt!
Ever go out, only to find the bar you just got to has a huge line, or worse, is totally empty? You then waste time & perhaps even taxi money going from place to place... Isn’t it ridiculous how often this happens?
Well, we agree, so we’re building a nightlife community where you can see & share information on what’s going on at nearby bars, restaurants & clubs – all in real-time!
Banter lets you do three things:
- Find dozens of things to do in your city from happy hours, to live music concerts, to DJs or comedy shows
- Find, chat with & meet people that are going out tonight; we’ll even suggest people that like to go out where you go out
- See & share photos from nearby bars & clubs, so you can know where the hotspots are in real-time.
During the month of May, we had 6,000 active users, with more than 30,000 messages exchanged between users & more than 2,000 posts in our live feed.
We’re still small but growing strong.
Banter supports over 60 cities across the globe, but the majority of our users are in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Chicago, Mumbai & New Delhi. So if you like what we’re doing but we don’t yet support your city, let us know!
Diego, Banter CEO
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@dvillarrealm I feel like banter was a word seldom used but last few years everyone has been saying about everything. Even sarcastically cropping up after shows like The Inbetweeners were using in a cringe-y way haha. Maybe it just applies to edge cases, people who watch The Inbetweeners and such haha.
Seems like it could be a British pet-hate thing haha. You can see a thread on Reddit and even on the BBC here ha!
In terms of longevity I feel like using the word 'banter' could be short lived.
Not trying to be brutal but just my opinion :)
@bentossell No worries, appreciate the honesty! We did explore the use of the word when we came up with the name a year ago, it seems like it's barely use in the US, but you're right, apparently in the UK it might not have the nicest connotations haha Thanks for sharing the links!
Congrats on being featured on PH! Downloaded. I like the idea. I think once Banter beefs up MAU it could offer a lot of value. Right now I only see 1-2 events in my nearby area and I'm in the middle of the city.
Also, have you A/B tested engagement with allowing short video clips? For me, it's hard to get the vibe of a party or meetup through just one picture in the feed. Keep up it up 👯
@jonathanzwhite Hi Jonathan, we're definitely exploring letting people post 5-second clips, I agree that seeing a short video would let you much more easily understand the vibe, etc., of a place. Especially because photos many times tend to be dark. If a video is dark, but you can still see movements and hear the music / sound, it'll still be useful.
@orliesaurus Hi! definitely, you can find tons of happy hour specials through our discoverer feature (the binoculars). We do see some people post photos from busy restaurants, food truck parks, etc., but the majority of the use case is related to bars / clubs / drinking / socializing than restaurants / eating.
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