Manufacturing Serendipity, Creating Connections otherwise missed.
A few years ago I was sitting on the Underground in London when someone came and sat in the seat next to me. They were clutching their CV, so I asked them where they’d been and what they were looking for. A few weeks later, we were sat together again, this time in my first company, Student Beans offices.
Sometime later, I needed to speak to a specific person from a company. I left the office, was standing on the platform in Golders Green and happened to meet the exact person I needed to meet. I’d simply asked them if our train was coming soon, and it went from there.
These chance encounters made a real impact on my working life and it got me thinking about the other opportunities I must’ve missed over the years.
That’s why I wanted to create Causr. The idea of manufacturing serendipity, though a challenge, was incredibly appealing. I wanted to enable people to create connections that would otherwise be missed. It’s clear to me that these all-important conversations often don’t happen because people lack confidence, or don’t feel like they have permission to start talking to someone they’ve never met before.
Causr sees past that. It’s an enabler — technology that empowers previously unrelated people to connect in real time, face-to- face. It gives people the confidence to start a conversation that may lead to a meaningful opportunity, or simply pass the time and have a chat that might brighten their day.
The key theme to all of the stories I’ve shared so far and will continue to share is all about providing the right context. Within Causr to help people connect more easily, we provide the ability for people to join groups from the football team you support, to the company you work for, industry you work in, charity you support, passion that you care about to the school you went to.
Once we’ve broken the ice and we’ve got some context we’re great at continuing the conversation. The hard bit is getting quickly to the shared common ground that helps us connect above and beyond our job title.
So what is Causr?
Causr is a location based app that helps people connect on the go.
Whether you’re freelance or full-time, we believe chance encounters with like-minded people improve all of our working lives. Those would-be connections are often stuck at the same city airport, staring out of the window on the same rainy day commute or working away from home. That’s where Causr comes in.
Causr is a location-based app that introduces its users to others within the local area. It makes finding nearby professionals with similar jobs, interests and ambitions easy. Scroll through a network of users, see who’s free, meet for coffee, share business advice or simply connect. Causr plans those chances encounters, and makes missed opportunities a thing of the past.
Download the App to see who’s nearby and start connecting today. Now available on the Apple App Store.
