Knowing someone is in the building has never been the problem. Walking up to them is. FirstMove is built for that ten seconds.
Whova hands you a directory. FirstMove hands you the thing a directory cannot: a safe way to actually approach someone.
Putting the event in one app: agenda, speakers, attendee list, community boards and logistics. Its networking model is a browsable directory, which is also how unsolicited contact happens.
Closing the gap between knowing someone is in the building and speaking to them. A directory gives you a name. The 3-Way Handshake gives you a mutual, low-risk opening, and makes unsolicited contact structurally impossible.
| FirstMoveThe Presence Layer | WhovaConference app | |
|---|---|---|
| How you find someone | They are near you right now | Browse or search the attendee directory |
| First contact | A Knock, which does nothing unless it is returned | You can usually message any listed delegate |
| Unsolicited messages | Structurally impossible. Consent comes first | Possible, as with any directory |
| Visibility | Visible only while inside the geofence | Listed for the whole event, often beyond |
| What is left afterwards | Nothing. The profile resets | Profile and message history |
| Also works outside conferences | Same protocol in bars, gyms, campuses and festivals | Built for events |
Whova is described by what it is built for. Feature lists change. The boundary does not.
Whova answers "who is here". FirstMove answers the question delegates actually get stuck on, which is how to approach the person in front of them without it being awkward. Keep the agenda where it is. There is nothing to migrate and no change to your existing app.
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No, and that is the point. A browsable directory is precisely what makes unsolicited contact possible. FirstMove shows presence inside the VibeZone, and contact only opens after a mutual handshake.
No. A Knock signals interest and does nothing at all unless it is returned. That single design decision removes the spam problem directories have always had.
No. FirstMove carries no agenda, speaker or logistics content and never competes for that role.
Keep the stack you have. Add the layer you do not. We will walk you through what a VibeZone looks like in your venue.
