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W19Pivot 2 of 2
1 people|Active|Website
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningTelecommunicationsAI
138°Near Reinvention
Before

Real-time connections in physical spaces

After

Skip Busy Phone Lines

Full description — before

In The Room is a hyper-local geospatial social network for IRL real-time connections in shared spaces. Designed to help you vibe with people literally in the same room, it answers the question, "Who’s here?" by seamlessly connecting you with others nearby. Currently focused on dating, friendships and professional networking, it’s perfect for meeting people wherever they gather—restaurants, bars, clubs, lounges, events, or public spaces like Miami Beach. Go outside, vibe, and connect with others in the places you already love to visit.

Full description — after

Previous Qwest (W19) - skip busy club lines. Autodial (currently exiting) is a service for skipping busy phone lines for everyday people calling businesses. Our goal is to connect people directly to customer service via phone lines by reducing the wait time from 60 minutes to 5 minutes. We cover 10,000 phone lines ranging from financial institutions, telecom, home services, government, etc. The Pivot Club and restaurant lines were non-existent during COVID. We reset the company and shifted focus using more technical skills in machine learning to build a service that millions of americans could use and leverage in the moment -- a service that called government phone lines and handled the call process. Succeeding we expanded quickly expanded and built a model to support people using the service for free.

Category shift
Consumer Apps & SocialVoice AI & Customer Support
Summary

The company went from building a hyper-local geospatial social network for in-person connections at venues to a phone service helping people skip wait times on business customer service lines—entirely different products, problems, and markets.

Detected 4 months ago · 2025-11-13
Company journey — 2 pivots
Current

Skip Busy Phone Lines(viewing)

137.7°Near Reinvention2025-11-13
93.7°Major Pivot2025-01-09
Started as

Connect With People Around You.