"Rodeo can take social media posts for events or restaurants, or even just screenshots of group chats, and streamline the act of turning them into actual plans with friends. For instance, if you upload a screenshot of an Instagram ad for a movie, it will pull in theaters where it's playing, showtimes, and let you buy tickets. There is also a shortcut to send an invite to a friend you want to "wrangle" into your plans."
"While LLMs and other AI-adjacent tech are all the rage in Silicon Valley, it seems these two got the memo that Americans want AI to stay out of their personal lives. However, it is the AI element that sets Rodeo apart. Sharing collaborative lists, bookmarking restaurants to go to, and sending calendar invites for events to friends is something anyone can do with just a Gmail account."
"There are plenty of dating apps out there, and apps that turn your chaos of work obligations into easily actionable lists. There is also a growing number of apps that help you make new friends. The pitch for Rodeo is a bit different in that it uses AI to help you schedule activities with your existing friends. The company was started by a pair of former Hinge execs who felt it was more difficult than it should be to make plans with friends."
Rodeo uses AI to help people schedule activities with their existing friends by extracting event and venue details from social posts, screenshots, and group chats. It pulls showtimes and theater locations from an uploaded Instagram ad and offers ticket purchasing and invite-sending shortcuts. Users can save activities into collaborative lists for date-night spots or group-specific suggestions, and invite friends to contribute to those lists. The founders, former Hinge executives Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan, emphasize a low-key public stance on AI while using it to automate event detail aggregation. Rodeo simplifies turning social signals into calendar invites and actionable plans.
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