A scene-y newsletter launches a scene-y social network:
The dream of the early internet is alive in PI.FYI, a new app spun out from Perfectly Imperfect creator ...
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PI.FYI Launches Algorithm-Free Social Recommendation AppLaunched in November 2023, PI.FYI has over 10,000 users sharing chronological, user-driven recommendations without algorithms.
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- Tyler Bainbridge created PI.FYI after being laid off from Meta to build a social platform focused on user recommendations.
- The app intentionally avoids algorithmic feeds, presenting content in reverse chronological order to foster discovery.
- PI.FYI evolved from the Perfectly Imperfect newsletter aiming to democratize the recommendation process beyond micro-celebrities.
- Currently, the platform hosts a small, positive community with minimal toxicity and offers a paid pro membership for additional perks.
"Now I’m just bleeding money," he says, clarifying that "this isn’t one of those kind of passion projects from some trust fund kid."— Tyler Bainbridge, founder of Perfectly Imperfect and PI.FYI, describing the financial realities of launching PI.FYI after being laid off from Meta.
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