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JLJia Liang Wong
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Gabo: does this need to be an app?

Gabo began as a hackathon project to help two people plan a date in Singapore. While building it, I questioned whether using ChatGPT would be easier.

I challenged Codex's suggestions, including partner voting: someone could already paste ChatGPT's ideas into WhatsApp. I asked to examine the whole date journey for problems worth solving.

In later revisions, I simplified the form, removed presets that assumed food and budget preferences, and clarified gaps in venue information.

The question I'd encourage other builders to ask is: what does this help someone do better than simply asking ChatGPT? For Gabo, that remains something to test.