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Candle

Candle (YC F24) is an app for couples and friends, with daily prompts and games, a shared home-screen canvas, streaks and shared albums. Candle says more than a million couples and friends use it. It runs on Convex. The Candle team is at the event all day.

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About the team

  • The team builds a consumer app that people use every day.
  • Candle uses Convex for real-time features between partners.

How to work with them

  1. 1

    Find them early

    Talk to the Candle team in the morning, while your idea can still change.

  2. 2

    Bring one specific question

    For example: what should the first 30 seconds of my app feel like? What brings someone back tomorrow: a streak, a widget, a notification or another person? What should I cut so the demo lands?

  3. 3

    Show them the app on a phone

    Put the build on a device with Capy or Revyl and hand it over. Watching someone use it beats describing it.

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