Signal long-term commitment

Emphasizing that there are long-term plans for the app could help early adopters decide to dive in.

Network effect

This service would definitely be beholden to the network effect: additional users increase the value for each user.

Bowling pin pattern 

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Following Geoffrey Moore's bowling pin strategy, we would want to keep networks clustered. Rolling out by city, company, or school could be a big help.

Invitation only?

One way we might keep networks clustered is by only allowing users to register with an invitaiton.

Incentivise mentors?

I wonder if we would need to incentivise mentors in order to create value for mentees. 

High fidelity mockups

"The Self-Select model allows users to customize their first-run experience by making a short series of choices. This experience provides implicit education, giving the user a sense of control and vested interest in the screens to come."

Material.io

Mentees may be looking for help with personal or professional growth

I was worried that cards would feel too much like a dating app to users. But they were preferred over a list by most of my testers.

Motion & microinteractions

I often look to motion to help bring joy and surprise to a project

"Motion is emotion"