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What is PhraseMates?• Phrasebook with
50,000 phrases in 6 languages.
• Community of language enthusiasts who want to meet people from around the world.
What can you do with PhraseMates?
• Browse a big database of phrases.
• Star favorites to personalize.
• Add your own and share.
• Browse other users and search for “mates”.
• Ask mates to translate phrases.
• Gain Karma by participating.
What problem does PhraseMates solve?
• People want to communicate with people with shared interests from other cultures.
• PhraseMates brings people together through language and shared interests.
“People don’t want to buy a
quarter-inch drill. They want a
quarter-inch hole.”Theodore Levitt
• Sebastien is in seventh grade. • Learning Spanish but finds
homework boring.• He searches for silly phrases.• Antonio, from Costa Rica,
contributed one.• Spanish just got real.
• Vanessa studies Italian at University.
• Going to Italy on summer holidays.
• Creates a custom phrasebook.• Angelo is a student at Accademia
dell'Arte.
• Elon is starting a car company.
• Going to car show in Stuttgart.
• Searches for greetings in German.
• Katharina manufactures car parts.
• Marc is a young professional from New York.
• He decides to do an MBA in Paris. • He has to learn French fast. • One year later he is fluent.
Team
UsersBring to Life
All Languages
Chris Cirefice Developer
French Japanese
Victoria SfrisoLinguist
Spanish French Italian
Alli FlowersCustomer Success
French
Marc BolhStoryteller
French Swedish
DesignerUser Experience
Surprise Us
You tell me
• How can we make this app
magical?
• How would you use it?• What would you be more likely to
pay for?Offline access to phrases.Extended access to mates.