from Hacker News

Hey everyone!

I'm developing a map-based event discovery platform that helps people find unique and exciting events in their city or area. I imagine that it could help young locals who are searching what is to be attended in their area & tourists who are visiting and want to find what to do in the area.

But before I start promoting it to the world, I need your help!

One major pain point that I am trying to solve is information overload and difficulty in discovering relevant events nearby. Traditionally, people might rely on social media, local newspapers, or word-of-mouth to find events happening around them.

These methods can be:

Scattered: Information is spread across different sources, making it time-consuming to search. Unfiltered: Showing a large amount of events, not necessarily relevant to individual interests. Limited information: Often lacking key details like event descriptions, schedules, or ticket options.

So my MVP address these issues by:

Aggregating: Bringing together event information from multiple sources in one place. Personalization: Using filters and user preferences to recommend relevant events. Visualization: Displaying events on a map, allowing users to discover events based on location and proximity. Detailed information: Providing comprehensive descriptions and links to purchase tickets.

I've already showed the the platform here on Hacker News once and the feedback that we've got, we've tried to implement.

Some pain points then were:

- The major one was that the map did not load if your AdBlocker was active (fixed now) - ESC closes the current window you just clicked to open - Different color icons for music/events - Filter by upcoming periods (next week,next month, next year) - Search now transfers you to the location of the event that you've clicked - There were only events in the US, now there are events in following countries: ("US" "CA" "IE" "GB" "AU" "NZ" "MX" "AE" "AT" "BE" "DE" "DK" "ES" "FI" "NL" "NO" "PL" "SE" "CH" "CZ" "IT" "FR" "ZA" "TR") - On mobile: Fixed bottom app bar to be more meaningful - Big improvements into the loading time of the map

So I'm eager to hear your honest opinions:

What works well in the platform?

What needs improvement?

Are there any features you'd like to see added?

Maybe some of those:

- Real-Time Event Popularity - How crowded an event is in real-time to help users decide where to go - Build-in resell marketplace - Option to sell a ticket that you already own if you cannot attend the event - Adding own events - Live-streaming and PPV/ Virtual Event Attendance - Personalized Event Recommendations - Create groups of people with whom to go to given event - User Reviews and Ratings - Event Reminders - Transportation Options - Weather Integration - In-App Ticket Purchasing - Gamification - Event Discovery through Images - Audio Search - Social media sharing functionality

Your feedback will be invaluable in shaping the future of the platform!

Peace!

P.S.

There is an easter egg currently on the platform. Maybe you could find it?

Hint: Search there, where no one is searching and go there, where no one is going. Hint2: Do it on a PC!

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