Matchmaking questions
Matchmaking often starts with a question to classify attendees into a participant category (such as attendee, speaker, exhibitor, press, startup, …). The questions you ask in onboarding can be modeled differently per attendee category.
Two basic types of questions
- Keyword questions: all attendees with the same answers are matched.
- Seeking/Skill questions: attendees who can offer a skill are matched with others looking for that skill.
Pick the matchmaking logic and question type that fits your purpose. You can also ask questions that don't influence matchmaking — those answers only appear on the attendee profile.
Category question
If you want to split attendees into categories, you can ask a category question. A typical category question covers attendees, speakers, and partners — other category questions are also possible. If you like, you can ask different follow-up questions per attendee category.
Similarity questions
With similarity questions, you typically ask about shared interests. Attendees with the same answers are matched. A question about hobbies is a nice way to wrap up onboarding.
The questions let you add an [Other] option — for similarity and seeking/skills questions, attendees can add their own answer.
You can also ask questions that don't affect matchmaking. They basically look like similarity questions, but the answers are only shown on the attendee profile and aren't used for matchmaking.
Seeking / Skills questions
Seeking/skills questions are great for connecting attendees who offer a particular skill or asset with other attendees who could benefit from it. You can match attendees by skill, funding sought/offered, region, etc.
You can ask the seeking and the skills question to the same person, or assign them to different attendee categories. For example, you can ask startups about the funding they need and business angels about the funding they offer — and connect them this way.
Final open question
Onboarding often closes with an open question like “Tell us a bit about yourself…”
How are answers displayed?
The tags an attendee picks are used for matchmaking: other attendees who match well with you based on your answers are shown in the Best matches tab. You see a matching score and the matching tags for each match. The answers also appear on each attendee's profile.
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