Posted by Daniel B. on 9-15-2009

On September 25, we are planning a singles event at Honey Bar on 14th St in NYC. We figured that our customers may enjoy meeting other singles with hearing a bell go every 6 minutes. And if you happen to be talking to a really cute girl, you may not appreciate being asked to move on so another guys can talk to her!Details of this "non-speed-dating" event will come shortly! [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-12-2009

One of things that makes speed-dating a unique business (and online dating for that matter), is that the most satisfied customers will not come back. Ideally, everyone would attend a speed-dating event once, meet the person of their dreams, then send us an e-mail to say that they would rather not receive any more speed-dating-related e-mails from us.On the other hand, someone who never gets matches is not a good thing, as they will become discouraged, not want to attend, and tell people that spe ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-10-2009

This is the second in our series of funny customer moments over the past six years. As a reminder, we only have a handful of these from 20,000 customers, so don't feel discouraged about speed-dating!The customer who "forgot" to select someoneThis dates back about five years, when we were not so technologically advanced. Back then, the customers had to hand in their forms with their selections at the end of the event, and the host would drop these forms to my apartment. Early the next morni ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-9-2009

Let's say that the most important and desirable thing at a speed-dating event is that the dates over the table from you are attractive, articulate, interesting, fun and (of course), they think as highly of you as you do of them. Let's assume that this is the most important thing to everyone - after all, the reason we go speed-dating is to meet new people, feel a connection with a few, and enjoy our dating lives.So, that aside. I've had a go at ranking what I think are the five most importan ... [Read full post]

Posted by Heather on 9-6-2009

When friends and acquaintances find out that I host speed-dating, I'm usually bombarded with questions, and one of the most common is: What sorts of people attend speed-dating events? The answer I emphatically and repeatedly give is: All kinds! I'm constantly amazed at the diversity of experience and life stories that you find at any of our typical speed-dating events. We have folks at many different stages of life, education, career, and family, which makes me feel comfortable telling anyo ... [Read full post]