Introduction to using Matchwise to meet the best people at events

Matchwise is an app that helps event attendees find the best people to talk with at business and social events. We aren't a social event service, we just make the events better!

You are probably reading this article because it was linked from an event on a site such as Luma, Partiful, or Eventbrite that asked you to talk with a Matchwise matchmaker, and suggested you read this article if you have any questions.

How Does Matchwise Work?

Matchwise is a web app (no install needed!) that hosts hundreds of different AI powered matchmakers. Choose a matchmaker and then spend a few minutes letting it get to know you - first with a few simple questions - and then with a longer Deep Chat using questions that are specific to the kind of matching it will do.

This is more than the one-size-fits-all LinkedIn profile - each AI matchmaker asks you deeper questions that are relevant to an event or community, and from the unique perspective of the organizer.

The AI matchmaker is more than a form where you type something and hit the 'enter' key. The matchmaker will ask you deeper questions to really understand you, and even offer guidance to help you answer the question.

After your deeper chat with a matchmaker, the AI will generate succinct summaries of what you talked about, and those summaries will be used to match you with other people.

Quickstart: Before the event, find a quiet place and five minutes...

Ready to start? Follow these steps:

Using your phone or laptop open up the matchmaker link in the Luma (or Partiful, Eventbrite, etc.) event or email that was sent to you.
If this is your first time, a pop-up will appear asking you to sign into Matchwise with Google or to verify a phone number. (We do this to avoid people spamming each other)
After you sign in, there will be a few quick form questions. These questions are very useful for other people to find you as a match using the filter (covered later)
Tap the "Step 2: Deep Chat" button to start chatting with the AI matchmaker
On the Deep Chat screen (shown as "Step 2: Deep Chat with ...") the top of the screen shows topics the matchmaker would like to discuss with you (e.g. Why build a startup, exceptional achievement, and what you are looking for in a co-founder). You can tap any topic to skip around, or the matchmaker will advance to the next after each topic has been discussed enough.
Spend a few minutes chatting with the matchmaker to cover all the topics. Any any time you can tap the "Show Matches" button to end the Deep Chat.
Some event organizers choose to hide the matches until the day of the event. If your organizer has done this, and you visit the Matches screen before the event you will see a countdown timer.

Here's what to do at the event...

When you arrive at the event, please visit the home screen of the Matchwise website with your phone and enable the "Nearby" feature. The Nearby feature lets us know you have arrived, and also lets other attendees know you are nearby for conversation.

Want a personal introduction to others?

Many events using Matchwise have real human Guides that can help you find your matches to talk with - the guides will even make live introductions! Ask the host to point out the Guides at the event.

To find interesting people to talk with using the Matchwise app:

Open the Matchwise app and enable "Nearby"
With Nearby enabled, you should see the matchmaker for the event in the nearby list. (If you don't see the matchmaker, tap the "Matchmakers" bottom tab, and tap on the matchmaker from there)
On the "About Matchmaker" screen tap the "See Matches" button

Finding interesting people to talk with using the Matches screen

Next to each person is a number that represents how similar their deep chat answers are to yours.
Narrow the matches down using the filter: checkbox the Filter option (just above the Nearby checkbox) and then choose the kinds of people you want to match with. As you select your criteria, the number of matching people above the filter will change.
After using the filter, scan down the list of people to find someone who might be interesting
To see more about the person, tap the right side "expander" icon, or tap the blue match score. The persons full answers to all topics will show, along with their form question answers
To learn more about possible synergies with this person, tap the "Explain synergies" button
To get hints on how to connect or interact with this person, type in what you want in next to the "Strategize" button, then click the button
To let the person know you would like to talk with them, tap the thumbs up icon

See who wants to talk with you

When other people tap the "Let's Talk" icon, then they will show up in your Let's Talk list. To see that list, tap the bottom navigation button labelled "Let's Talk"

If you would like to let them know you want to talk too, then tap the thumbs up icon for them. You can also type in a short message for them to see.

Wrapping up

Thank you so much for trying out Matchwise. If you have any questions, want to let us know about an issue, or have suggestions on how to make Matchwise better, then please send us an email at support@matchwise.ai