Posted by Daniel B. on 9-5-2009

I have always found speed-dating a fascinating concept from the very beginning. It wasn't just that we knew that it worked as a business model, and helped people find relationships - it was also that it's an immensely interesting social development.Here is the piece that I find the most intriguing. Where did speed-dating come from? By this, I don't mean who ran the first events - certainly, in the States this is claimed by the Jewish singles group Aish, but I believe I read somewhere that ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-4-2009

We had a fun host competition across July and August. At the end of every speed-dating event, customers are invited to rate (out of 5) the event, the venue, the host and their dates. The host with the best average score at the end of two months would win $200.We'd just like to announce that Beth was the winner with an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 250 rankings. Nya was a close second with 4.4 out of 5. All the hosts received rankings of above 4.0, so it was a close competition. Thanks for y ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-3-2009

Of course, as you read this, you'll be wondering if you can get an unbiased assessment of the pros and cons of speed-dating vs online dating, so I have made sure I've done the research and asked proponents of both methods. We recognize that speed-dating isn't necessarily for everyone, and that a thought-out "dating strategy" probably shouldn't rely on one method of meeting people.Hopefully the comparison below will help you make a decision.The advantages of online dating:1. While there i ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-1-2009

Every day we get emails from customers requesting that we run a speed-dating event with a theme that fits with their interests, lifestyle or ethnic background. Obviously, we would love to run events that has the perfect theme, age range and location for everyone, but we have to be sure we can fill the event - this blog it intended to give some background detailing what we think about when posting events.Firstly, the advantage of themed events is that the participants at least know that they hav ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 8-30-2009

One would think that the interest in speed-dating from month to month would be fairly constant, but there are actually large fluctuations. And they are quite consistent from year to year.Some of them we understand - we know that January and February are busy months because people feel like making a fresh start in the New Year, and of course Valentine's Day puts unfair pressure on all of us. And we get why May is a little quieter - singles see summer coming and with it all the wonderful outdoo ... [Read full post]