Guides
The manual for running an event with Flare, written with the app’s own words, so you can follow along with it in your hand. Start with Host your first event.
Run your event
The manual for hosts. Read it in order the first time, and keep it open with the app in your hand.
Host your first eventThe whole journey, from opening the app to ending the night.Create a matching templateWrite your questions once, and reuse them for every event.Write questions that matchWhat to ask, how many to ask, and what to leave out.Matching rules explainedThe five rules, and what can never be overridden.Choose your event sizeWhat each size costs, and how places are counted.Run a rehearsalA free 10-person test, at the venue if you can.Set up the doorWhere the code goes, and how to get guests through it.What to say to the roomWord-for-word scripts you can read out or print.Run the room liveLive counts, pausing, safety reports and ending the night.Read your resultsWhat each number means, and what to do about it.Run it againRepeat a format every month without rebuilding it.
For your guests
Written for the people in your room. Send these links with your invitation.
Plan your night
Practical advice for each kind of event, whether or not you use Flare.
Run a speed dating eventVenue, numbers, timing, scorecards, and a format without the bell.Host a singles mixerA venue, the first twenty minutes, and keeping it comfortable.Get people to networkWhy cliques form, and what you can do about them.Icebreaker alternativesSix ways to get people talking, with what each costs you.Run a founder mixerWho to invite, and how to make introductions useful.Help people meet at a conferenceDesign for the hallway track, not just the agenda.Plan an alumni mixerBringing back recent graduates, and connecting the years.Run a coworking socialBeyond the regulars: a monthly social that works.Welcome new membersWhat makes a first-timer come back a second time.Run a singles night at your barFilling a slow night, from promotion to last call.Cross-team introductionsGetting teams to mix, without the forced fun.What is event matchmaking?The main types, how they differ, and when you don’t need it.QR code check-inStatic versus rotating codes, and making them scan.