"It's all about meeting new people, " a publicist told me at the door, referring to Badoo.
But while other companies may cost more, they can lower these negative time costs of meeting new people.
Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people, and impromptu team meetings.
My Chinese journey is like many readers: still evolving, still learning, still meeting new people and trying to understand what is happening.
"The excitement of meeting new people with whom you have no 'friends' in common, only interests, geography or kinks, are probably enough (to propel the product), " Anthony Wing Kosner wrote at Forbes.com.
Rad and Mateen, who founded the Los Angeles-based company last year with Jonathan Badeen and Christopher Gulczynski, point out that the app solves three problems that plague dating networks, and the process of meeting new people in general.
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Foursquare also faces competition from the likes of Facebook and Google, which have their own check-in services, as well as startups in related areas such as Highlight and Glancee, which are focusing on meeting new people that are nearby.
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Every lunch or dinner break would mean meeting people with new backgrounds and experiences.
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Life as a consultant is rarely boring you are constantly meeting and interacting with new people, seeing new places and then moving on to the next job.
The meeting was in New York but some people attended via video conference from San Francisco.
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We've heard from some of the people present for the meeting where the new plan was revealed today, confirming the company is going through a process known as Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors (ABC).
But it is not over yet, as the new mayor can still be seen inside, meeting people who are lined up to greet him.
Meeting people is a great way to get pulled into new businesses and get inspired.
People had a new appreciation that the Vice President of Marketing they were meeting with was also a father of two.
It was the new Mafia commerce in arms, drugs and above all people which concerned the delegates who were meeting in Palermo to sign the UN's first treaty on organised crime, which coincided with the opening of the new centre in Corleone.
So if you notice that the same people are taking the same seats at every meeting, rearrange the seating to stimulate conversation and encourage new relationships to develop.
Schools across the country are "definitely going to be challenged" by the additional costs of meeting the new rules, said Diane Pratt-Heavner, a spokeswoman at the School Nutrition Association, which represents people who run cafeterias.
And I think the President and the team here look forward to that reception and to meeting new members and finding, again, ways in which we can work together to make progress for the American people.
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