Blind Date Yacht Party

I co-taught this class at Berkeley called Sandbox, where people build cool physical product, like a robotic beer cannon or a wedding ring box (more on that here).

Somehow, I convinced the founder of an AI dating company to sponsor the class. As a fun activation, we decided to host a blind date party.

We sat down for a planning session, going through logistics. Then out of the blue, my co-teacher Willy (a surfer/skater bro from LA) asked:

“What if we do it on a yacht?”

We looked at him like he was an idiot but the founder of the dating company, Allen, said “I fucking love it.”

So we got to work.

We hand-matched 100 couples, laser cut wooden cards to match them up, bought a bunch of roses and an uncanny amount of wine, and got to promo.

What came together in the end was beautiful, and even a bit controversial. I am proud to say that this evening facilitated love, with several follow-on dates (not including my girlfriend and I) and maybe a bit of lust too :)

Most notably, nobody was really on their phones and people actually danced. I consider that a success.