Open Welcome

There’s someone in your community who needs to meet someone else

Many of us are one really powerful connection away from achieving something miraculous. Online communities have the power to make this miracle happen. Yours too.

There's someone in your community that needs to meet someone else in your community. You don't know for why yet. You don't know what's going to happen when they meet. But it definitely exists.

If your community can match the right people at the right time, in the right context, in the right environment - you’ll be responsible for unlocking this magic.

But you can’t expect your members to go through profiles of nine hundred and ninety nine other members to make that 1 magic connection. And you definitely can’t make them rely on you to play the matchmaker.

We built Curated Connections to help you do that.

Imagine this, 2 creators in your community get on the Zoom and realize they're both making the same monthly revenue and think that's a total coincidence. But it's no

Open Meet the team

Meet the team

Curated Connections is run by a small team of 2 brothers.

Piyush Agarwal, CTO and tech wizard

Piyush is the tech wizard behind Curated Connections. He is a self-taught Ruby on Rails developer who is responsible for building everything you see and squashing the bugs that you don't see.

Connect with him here or send him an email at piyushagarwal5050@gmail.com .

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Nityesh Agarwal, CEO and non-tech guy

Nityesh is the non-tech brains behind Curated Connections. He is responsible for all the marketing work that goes to put the tool in your hands, including customer support and Beginner Maps.

Connect with him here or send him an email at nityesh@hey.com .

Open If you are a Pro customer

If you are a Pro customer

We offer white-glove onboarding to our Pro customers. If you recently became a subscriber, use the Notion template below to tell us about your needs and send an email on nityesh@hey.com - we’ll help you create your first program.

Your community starter kit

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If you're not a Pro customer, then... consider it, maybe?

You unlock all the features, for creating unlimited programs, connecting unlimited members

Open Using templates

Using templates

We have a library of templates for the most common types of matching programs our users create using the tool. You can use those to quickly set up a program that makes powerful matches between your members.

Here's how..

1. Sign up or Sign in

No points for guessing this. Click on the Create Program button on the homepage or visit this link to create a new account. You will be taken to a page that looks like this:

Or, if you already have an account click the Sign In button on the homepage to log into your account with your email.

2. 1-on-1 Networking tab

You'll be taken to your dashboard where you'll be taken to the 1-on-1 Networking tab which should look something like this.

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Open Program Builder

Program Builder

The Program Builder will allow you to create a program that looks something like this. This is there your community members will go to sign up for your program.

You don't need an hour to learn this tool - it's as intuitive a form builder. There are just 3 parts to building such a program -

1. Tell us about your program

This is where you give your program a name, description, logo and a unique link that members will use to signup.

2. Add signup questions that determine introductions

This is where the magic happens.

You add multiple-choice questions that determine who gets matched with whom. You can add as many questions as you like and give them as many options as you want.

There can be 2 types of questions: single-select or multi-select.

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Open Advanced Settings

Advanced Settings

We built Curated Connections to be simple but powerful. The Program Builder that you saw in the previous chapter was the simple part. Advanced Settings are what give it power.

Here we discuss all the advanced settings available to you, starting with the most interesting ones

Don't-match rules and Must-match rules

These rules allow you to customise the matching algorithm. By default, we match any 2 members who have a lot of answers in common. Here, you can add rules for which segments of your community should not be matched even if they have a lot in common.

Don't match rules:

For example, don't match 'Australia timezone' with 'Pacific timezone' or don't match 'Investor' with 'Investor'.

Must match rules:

Members who get matched must have answers to these questions in common. For example, you may want to only match people who hav

Open Share with your members

Start matching when you're ready

I’m sure you want your new networking program to be a hit amongst your community members. We want that too! So here are our tips on things you can do to make it a hit.

Where to find the share link

It’s in your dashboard under the Invite members button. Copy that link and share it with the members of your community.

Start matching when you're ready

By default, we pause new matches from being sent out for your program. This is to let the pool fill up a little bit before the algorithm tries to find the best match for people.

When you feel you have enough members, you can hit the Resume matching button in your dashboard to start sending matches.

*We suggest waiting until you have atleast 10 people in your program. *

Open Dashboard and Analytics

Dashboard and Analytics

As a creator, you have access to important analytics on your dashboard to keep a pulse on the health of your program after it has launched.

List of matches

At a glance you can see all the matches that have been sent for your program

All signups

You can also see every member who has signed up to your program by clicking on the "Engaged members" card.

Average score

We send a poll to your members after every 3 matches, asking them to rate the matches from 1-5 and add additional comments. You can view their answers by clicking on the "Average score" card.

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Open Best practices for a successful launch

Best practices for a successful launch

Over the course of working with multiple communities to help them launch their networking programs, we’ve discovered some best practices that help in maximising interest from the community members.

Make a big, splashy announcement

Getting the opportunity to be introduced to likeminded members, is a huge opportunity for your members. So treat it like a big launch out of it and announce it to your members.

Example:

Hey everyone, I’m excited to announce a new program to give what a lot of you have been asking me for - meeting more community members who you can learn from.

Presenting, Speed Networking with Generalists! Here we will introduce you to 1 other member that we think you’ll vibe with.

Here’s how it works:

• Sign up here and fill out the form.
• We’ll then do all the hard work for you and find you a suitable match
• Then, we’ll introduce you over email and on Slack, then leave you to continue the conversation.

Open Signing up

Signing up

Curated Connections is designed to disappear in the background. So your members don't need to create an account with us or sign in anywhere to get matches.

They simply need to visit your unique signup link and fill out the form there.

Answer the matching questions

These are the questions you added that determine who they get matched with.

Select talking prompts

If you added talking prompts, they show up here. Members are free to select as many as they want. Whatever prompts they select, are shown in the match notification email.

Fill out their details

Finally they need to fill out their essential information to tell us who they are.

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Open Components of match notification

Components of match notification

We have designed the match notification email to feel like they are being introduced by a mutual friend and not an app.

If you've connected with Slack, members will receive the same notification as a Slack notification too. The Curated Connections app will start a group DM between the 2 people being matched and introduce them.

Something like below:

Open Member dashboard

Member dashboard

Your members never need to log into Curated Connections. All the essential controls are present in the match emails that they receive.

But if they log in, this is what they'll see.

Open Setting up your member directory

Setting up your member directory

If you're building your community on a platform like Slack, Whatsapp or Discord, you must be familiar with the "Who's who?" struggle:

• "how do i find out other Partnership Professionals who work in B2B SaaS?”
• “I’m visiting Singapore for a week. how can i see other designers who live in Singapore?”
• " I would love to help other founders here. how can i learn what they’re are working on?”

It exists because these community platforms don't provide a useful directory of members. That's why we've build a directory tool. It is designed from the ground up to spark connections in your community.

It has:

• Rich profile cards - see who's who at a glance
• Filterable profiles - to help them find their tribe
• Warm email intros - that allow privacy-friendly connections

This tool is included in your Curated Connections subscription. Here's how you can use it.

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1. Visit the "Member directory" tab on the left panel

Log in to your

Open Inviting members to directory

Inviting members to your directory

Once you set up your directory, you are ready to share your unique invite link with your members.

Here's what a member will see when they visit that link:

The name, description and logo above are shown based on your community settings.

The next page, takes them to an onboarding form where they share information that is added to their community profiles.

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Note: If you have a networking program, members who are a part of that program will be automatically added to the directory whe

Open Member POV: Using the directory

Member POV: Using the directory

After submitting their directory profile, your member will receive a link to visit the directory over email. They can also log into Curated Connections to visit the directory.

Here's what the directory looks like from a member's point-of-view.

They are able to view any other member's profile, filter people based on tags or location and send them a warm email.

Warm emails

Warm emails allow you to facilitate member-to-member reachouts without invading anyone's privacy. Here's how it works:

Members can send a warm email to anyone in the directory by visiting their profiles. Let's say Paridhi wants to send Nityesh a warm email.

Here's the email that Nityesh will receive:

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Open FAQ

FAQ

Q. How does the matching work?

By default, we do likeminded matching. That means, we match people who have the most no. of answers in common.

But if you want to customise the matching algorithm for your community, you can use the “Must match” and “Don’t match” rules under Advanced Settings.

Q. Why can’t I delete or edit the “How often do you want to get matched?” question?

This question is automatically added by the tool to every program to let members decide the frequency of matches. Therefore, it can’t be modified or edited.

Q. How will I know if the members are meeting after an introduction is made?

We send an NPS-style survey to members after every 3 matches. Here the members can give a rating from 1-5 and add optional comments.

You can see the results from your survey by clicking on the Average Scorecard.

Q. My members are complaining about being ghosted on the intro email. How can I reduce it?

After a few iterations, it is natural for your members to g