Take Action in Order to Make Something Happen: "3 Ways Being in The Tech Industry Positively Impacted My Life”
I had the pleasure of talking with Max Fischer, founder of BeLinked, about how the tech industry has positively impacted his life.
Meet BeLinked: the first dating platforms based on your LinkedIn profile. BeLinked allows users to match based on a professional platform. This dating site is different than others because it uses LinkedIn to filter users, which creates high accountability. A user simply swipes left and right based on what qualities they are looking for in a person, and if a match occurs are invited to chat with the other person.
The idea emerged when Max Fischer, founder of BeLinked, was watching his friends struggle while using dating applications. “I was looking at LinkedIn and I noticed that myself and some of my friends were able to meet friends through the LinkedIn messaging system and were able to go on dates. Since it’s not really meant for that, I thought I would take it for the next step and build an app." He was solving his own problem and helping others in the process. Max emphasizes a lack of quality in other dating applications. “I’m trying to make real connections that are more soulful and less shallow. This app is about who they are more than what they look like” he says.
BeLinked is unique app that allows you to filter by industry and education. “Getting highly reliable results rather than someone not being whom they say they are” is how BeLinked stands out from the sea of dating apps. People can connect based on what they’re interested in, where they’re from, what they do, and where they went to school. LinkedIn uses a higher quality of potential dating applicants, because of it's more secure network. Connections form based on similar values, as opposed to the standard of looks being most important.
Nominated as best new dating app in the UK in 2014 BeLinked has already seen much success, and is continuing to expand. As more matches occur each day, the possibilities seem endless on how many people can get paired up. The network is based off 300 million plus people, located around the world. Potential matches are consistently occurring in different cities all over, and it is inspiring to imagine the possibilities for this app and how it can bring people together.
Believing in yourself is key in this industry, Max explains. “I would encourage the person to have confidence to go out there and take action in order to make something happen.” If you have an idea that’s going to help other people, why not push yourself forward with plans and put it out there. Failure is always an option, but isn’t something that should stop you from pursuing your dreams. “Entrepreneurs experience failure or nervousness all the time, but they keep pushing forward. The first step can be daunting but you have to do it.” Taking initiative in a new project is always scary, but BeLinked proves how success can stem from a simple idea.
3 Ways Being in The Tech Industry Positively Impacted My Life:
1. “The people that I’ve met in the process of building this app have been absolutely incredible. They have opened my eyes to a different universe of potential contacts and are helping me achieve my goals”
2. “I learned what it takes to build a company through successes and failures. It is an invaluable learning experience that you cannot get from a classroom”
3. “It is one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve ever had. Doing your own thing and achieving it and see other people use it is very fulfilling experience. Being able to see that whole process in action is what drives me. Authentication that the small idea you once had became a big idea and you were able to get that out there and change the world for the better”