Expats in New York: Make real friends fast—without “networking”
The Weekend Club is an app-powered offline social experience (a best alternative to dating apps). We use AI to match 6 people into one table for a ~2-hour weekend brunch in city restaurants, so you can meet new friends, ideas, and collaboration opportunities—without endless DMs or awkward inviting.
The expat problem: you meet many people, but keep few
New York is full of events, but expats often feel:
- Many conversations reset to zero every week
- People are friendly but too busy for follow-through
- Dating apps amplify fatigue and shallow interactions
- You want community, not just contacts
Weekend brunch + one-table design
- Weekends only
- One reserved restaurant table, 6 people, ~2 hours
- Venue revealed ~1 day before
- Pre-meet: one-line intro, job, zodiac, suggested icebreak topics
- Post-meet: feedback + compliments
AI matching for expats
- Comfort (language ease, shared “new in city” context)
- Cross-cultural connection (less awkward mismatch)
- Continuity (people likely to meet again)
No-show prevention and risk tiers
Seat fees + face verification + blacklist/risk tiers reduce flakiness so plans actually happen.
After brunch actions for expats
- Pick 2 people to meet again within 7 days
- Create a “third place” habit: coffee shop, park, library, co-working
- Invite with a simple script: “Want to do a quick coffee after work this week?”
- Repeat weekly: community forms through repetition, not intensity
