en·chan·té
/ɑ̃.ʃɑ̃.te/ adjective, French
- 1Pleased to meet you. What one says on being introduced.
- 2A club in Los Angeles where every meeting starts that way: with an introduction both people wanted.
THE CLUB
Introductions, not networking.
Enchanté is for founders, owners, operators and executives. No rooms full of lanyards and no feed to scroll. Members meet one person at a time, ask each other for what they need, and spend the occasional evening together.
CITY
Los Angeles
FORMAT
The app, and evenings
ADMISSION
By application
01 TODAY
A few people a day, chosen for you.
Each morning Today puts a handful of members in front of you, one at a time, picked around what you are building and who you want to meet. Introduce or pass. Nobody sees a pass, and a yes stays private until it is mutual.
Try it: this is the real screen.
02 INTRODUCTIONS
Both say yes. Then you talk.
No cold messages and no inbox full of strangers. A conversation opens only when two members have each asked to meet.
i.
You say yes
Introduce, with a short note if you like. It stays private.
ii.
They say yes
When you appear in their Today, they choose too. Nobody learns about a no.
iii.
Enchanté
A conversation opens with your notes in it. The rest is up to you.
03 YOUR CIRCLE
Everyone you have met, kept well.
Your Circle holds the members you have been introduced to, with a private note on each and when you were last in touch. When someone you want to meet knows a member of your Circle, ask for a path: they can introduce you, or quietly decline.
- Private notes only you can read
- Introductions through people you already know
- Nobody is told when a request is declined
04 IN TOWN
The club travels with you.
Going to New York for a week? Add the trip, and members there can see you are coming while you see who is around. At home, In Town shows the members visiting Los Angeles.
You choose who sees your trip: everyone, your Circle, or no one.
DISCRETION
Every member was read by a person.
No one joins without an application the team reviewed.
Profiles stay in the club.
Member profiles are visible to members only, and screenshots of them are blocked.
A no is never announced.
Passes are invisible, and a yes stays private until it is mutual.
05 TOPICS
Ask the club.
When you need someone, post it to members under your name, and hear from people who have done it.
SAMPLE POST · LEGAL
An employment lawyer who knows hospitality?
SAMPLE POST · HIRING
First head of operations: hire early, or wait?
06 EVENINGS
Then meet in person.
A short calendar of evenings around Los Angeles, chosen for members. Small rooms, and often the people you were introduced to.
MEMBERSHIP
The first two hundred.
Founding members in Los Angeles keep a lower rate for as long as they stay. After the two hundredth, membership is $99 a month.
200 of 200 founding seats remain.
Founding member
$49 / MONTH
$399 / YEAR
ALREADY A MEMBER
The club lives in the app.