Online Dating App to Meet People While Traveling with Fairytrail Founder, Taige Zhang

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After working for tech companies from Palo Alto to Berlin to Shanghai, Taige Zhang had the idea to create a new type of dating app called Fairytrail for travelers and people who are interested in meeting someone who lives in a different city or county.

Fairytrail is a travel and adventure dating app that connects single travelers on group journeys and activities. His mission is simple - to help people explore the world with someone they like. Zhang recognizes a universal problem - that online dating is a disliked solution to a real human need. And he's out to fix it. 

“Online dating is a disliked solution to a real human need.”

— Taige Zhang

In this episode, Taige talks about:

• How he was able to land jobs in foreign countries where he could live and work as an expat

• What it was like to date abroad as a Chinese American

• How to meet people when you move to a new country

• How he coped with cultural differences

He also discusses how he hopes to innovate and improve the online dating experience, why Fairytrail is different than mainstream dating apps like Tinder and Bumble, and how his app ended up with more women than men on the platform.

In the lightning round, we cover his favorite countries to visit and live in, the best food he’s had abroad, and his favorite productivity tools and apps.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Medium: Dating as a Digital Nomad (Photo by Everon Vila)

• Kristin’s Article on Dating as a Digital Nomad: How to Approach Love in the Laptop Lifestyle

• Download Fairytrail at https://www.fairytrail.app/

• Read the Fairytral Manifesto: https://stories.fairytrail.app/dating-app-for-travelers-and-remote-workers/

Connect with Taige at:
www.twitter.com/taigeair
www.linkedin.com/in/taigezhang

Join Taige’s Facebook Campfire Community for Digital Nomads and Travelers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/294208638036952/

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Taige Zhang is the founder of Fairytrail, a dating app for nomads. Previously, he worked at Apple, Rocket Internet, and various startups worldwide. After working for tech companies from Palo Alto to Berlin to Shanghai, Taige Zhang had the idea to create a new type of dating app called Fairytrail for travelers and people who are interested in meeting someone who lives in a different city or county.

How Fairytrail Works:

Our simple mission is to help people explore the world with someone they like. Choose experiences that make you feel alive. Free app download: https://www.fa...

How do you meet people while traveling? Do you struggle with online dating? Let us know in the comments.