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Dating to disasters: Missoula entrepreneurs practice their pitch ahead of state business competition event tonight 5/2 in Missoula

May 2, 2019 /

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Taylor Margot, founder of Charmed, looks to put a dent in the world of dating apps by allowing advice from friends to filter into the mix. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current)

When Taylor Margot looks at today’s dating scene, he’s sees a collective wooing. Once upon a time, it played out in public, though times have changed.

And he thinks he has a solution.

“Historically, almost never did dating happen in a vacuum,” he said. “But modern dating is different, and now it often does happen in a vacuum, and that vacuum is the online dating apps.”

Margot joined three other Missoula entrepreneurs on Wednesday in giving his startup pitch a practice run at 1 Million Cups, using its members as a proving ground ahead of Thursday night’s Early Stage Montana pitch competition.