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+type: idea
+title: info exchanger
+tags: [social, networking, software]
+status: raw
+first_captured: 2026-01-06
+updated: 2026-04-10
+sources:
+ - sources/ideaflow/2026-01-06_very-basic-info-exchanger-before-talking-just-like.md
+ - sources/google-sheets-ideas.md
+---
+
+# info exchanger
+
+a very basic info exchanger before talking to someone. just send them a link, they open it, pair, and answer some super simple conversation-inducing questions. reduces cold-start anxiety in conversations by giving both parties some shared context.
+
+connects to the [[vibe-matcher|vibe matcher]] for the broader people-matching vision and to [[oncue|OnCue]] for the self-description component.
+
+**spreadsheet evaluation:** originality 9/10, excitement 5/10, MVP 1 weekend. competitive landscape: Donut matches randomly, dating apps provide profiles, Slido does in-meeting icebreakers — no product serves as a lightweight mutual pre-meeting questionnaire exchanged before the conversation happens. dead simple product — the hard part is getting adoption into people's meeting flow. tech depth 2/10, labeled [ARCHIVE] ("simple tool").
+
+---
+
+## timeline
+
+- [2026-01-06] captured — simple paired Q&A before conversations
+- [2026-04-10] google sheets evaluation — 9/10 originality, 5/10 excitement, [ARCHIVE] tier