
A quiet milestone in Flynt’s journey. What doubling our matches in a single day taught us about connection, trust, solving a real problem.

TL;DR: TL;DR: A day that quietly doubled our entire matching history, a handful of imperfect moments, and growing confidence that Flynt is helping people connect in a way that feels natural, thoughtful and real.
In practical terms, that meant more real conversations, more awkward first hellos, more moments of curiosity and relief when someone realises they’re speaking to a person who genuinely understands their world. Until that point, we’d facilitated 28 matches in total. So this felt like a quiet milestone. Not because of the number itself, but because every single match that went out led to a meaningful conversation.
These moments are the reason Flynt exists. The metric is simply the surface of something more human happening underneath. People feeling seen, supported and stretched in the right way.
Not every match flowed seamlessly. A few slipped. Some people didn’t finish onboarding in time. Others were travelling or couldn’t make their scheduled slot. That is part of the reality of building something new, and partly on us as we continue learning how to balance structure with flexibility. Our philosophy remains simple. Treat every Flynt member like our most important client. So over the weekend, we adapted. We built a customer service panel that lets us step in directly and resolve issues inside the platform. When someone needed to rearrange their match, we were able to help in real time. No long email chains, no friction, just clarity and care. We also improved signposting throughout the experience, so people always know what is happening and what comes next. Speed matters when you are building. But trust matters more. When something breaks, we fix it quickly and thoughtfully.

When you are building something in the margins of your life – in the evenings, on weekends, in quiet moments between everything else – you look for signs that what you are solving truly matters. For us, that signal has been consistent. People who have had a match almost always want another one. Not out of politeness, but because the conversation left them feeling something useful. It tells us we are not simply creating more “connections”, we are creating conversations people genuinely value. Despite the flaws we often hear when speaking to our members, we're not trying to replace networking events or LinkedIn. We are responding to what happens when those models stop feeling human and start feeling transactional. What we are noticing is that the most valuable conversations rarely happen between people who mirror each other. They happen between people with shared ambition, but different lived experience and perspective. - A designer who reframes your go-to-market challenge. - An engineer who spots complexity you had grown blind to. - A founder two steps ahead who remembers exactly what it felt like to be where you are now. People do not want more of the same. They want relevant difference. The kind of alignment that expands your thinking rather than simply echoing it back to you. That is what Flynt is quietly optimising for. Connection that feels real, useful and human.

As we look towards December, our focus remains on making the experience more fluid, more trustworthy, and more human at scale. Here’s what we’re shipping next:
We are still early. Still learning with every conversation, every misstep, every piece of feedback. But the foundation feels strong. The core thing, meaningful, human connection, is working. And when you are building something like this, that feeling carries you forward in a very quiet but powerful way.
If you have been watching from the sidelines, consider this a gentle nudge. Flynt is now a growing community of over 350 professionals across design, technology, science and entrepreneurship. Every new member adds depth, diversity and intelligence to the network. We are not building for volume. We are building for conversations that matter. If that resonates, we would love to welcome you in.

Ivan Franco – Co-founder & COO
Through my career, I've used data to solve complex problems. With Flynt, I'm applying that same analytical thinking to something more personal: helping you find the right people to connect with at exactly the right time in your career.
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