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SF AI dating coach charges $5,000 a month
The Indian Express·
San Francisco's AI boom is reshaping dating for young startup workers, The Indian Express reported. Mehul Agarwal, 24, co-founder of AI filmmaking firm Koyal, which raised $3.4 million, said first dates can feel like networking meetings. Many AI workers keep 996 schedules, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. Dating coach Joyce Zhang, 32, charges $5,000 a month.
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What It Means For You
- Young AI workers in San Francisco describe first dates that feel like professional interviews.
- Some founders only schedule dates after long workdays, including meetings after 10 p.m.
- Dating coach packages cited in the story run as high as $5,000 a month.
What's Happening
- Agarwal said one date took two months to schedule because both worked at AI startups.
- Coach Joyce Zhang, a former Stripe product manager, coaches founders using funnel and conversion language.
- Census figures cited in the piece put San Francisco at about 106 men per 100 women.
Work Hours Behind the Trend
- Many AI startup staff keep 996 hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.
- Koyal, Agarwal's AI filmmaking company, raised $3.4 million and joined Y Combinator.
- Agarwal said that if he is 28 and still single he would consider arranged marriage.
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