We walk into rooms full of potential. Conferences. Gyms. Alumni weekends. Co-working spaces. Coffee shops. Hundreds of people, similar interests, overlapping goals. Yet somehow, most of us leave with a few small conversations and a handful of business cards we never follow up on.
It’s not that we don’t want connection—obviously we do or we wouldn't have gone to the event in the first place—it’s that we don’t have a way to start it that feels natural.
We’ve been using the same tools for decades: name tags, awkward intros, accidental run-ins, etc. And, we've been relying on serendipity. The result has been we're good at gathering people together, but not so good at giving them a real way to connect.
Events aren’t broken per se, they’re just unfinished.
Um, yeah, that rarely happens. Ask anyone from your last alumni reunion, tech event, or networking mixer. They’ll say: “I found a few people to talk to… but I’m sure I missed someone.” And that’s the tension: We don’t want to interrupt people — but we also don’t want to miss something that matters.
Most humans hate awkwardness more than they love opportunity. And that fear directs most rooms.
AI now understands human context: work history, interests, education, goals, where we’ve been, what we care about… even how two people might relate to each other.
That changes everything. The internet just went from searchable to knowable. And when knowledge becomes personalized, you can design around serendipity. We don't have to just to an event and "hope" to meet the right people. Hope is not a strategy. We can now be intentional about networking and connection.
An Exchange is a shared space people can join at an event, gym, church, campus, or co-working space. Scan a QR code (or enter a 6 digit code), and you see everyone who’s part of the exchange. And, not just in a directory form. When two AI profiles meet, Everycard shows what matters between them: shared interests, overlapping goals, notable differences — just enough to begin. You don’t have to interrupt someone, and you don’t have to guess. If someone is in the Exchange, they’re open to connecting. That alone changes everything.
For the first time, meeting people doesn’t have to depend on luck. It can depend on intention. And it can happen in a privacy-first, context-aware, human centric way that feels natural, not forced or awkward. AI won’t (and shouldn't) replace human connection. But using the right tech can help supercharge it.
The right intro can change your life.
The question is — do we still want luck to decide it?
