Going out is a lot of fun. Meeting up with friends and going out for drinks and dancing is the highlight of the week for most people. However it puts a serious lull into the night when you have to wait for half an hour just to get into the building. And of course there’s always the next morning come down when you realize just how much you spent to have a good time.
Thanks to the new app Tipsy, you may no longer have to pay that price for a night out.
Created by ASU-alumni Eli Chmouni and his team, Tipsy is a nightlife membership app that offers members free drinks, front of the line passes and no cover charge entry to the hottest clubs and bars in the area.
“What we wanted to do was give everyone that VIP experience,” said Eli. “There’s always that one guy that either knows the bouncer or knows the bartender so they can get free drinks or skip the line and covers. We are that guy you know.”
After graduating from ASU with a degree in mechanical engineering working to develop and promote an app was not how Chmouni thought he would be using his education.
“I ended up graduating thinking I’d be doing design and sitting in a dead-end job,” said Chmoundi. “Instead I got really excited about entrepreneurship and business development. It’s really what I’m passionate about.”
The Tipsy app works by charging its users a 15 dollars a month fee in exchange for VIP access and perks. The 35 venues featured on the app are handpicked using their yelp reviews, locations and member requests. The options include places such as Moonshine in Tempe and Dakota in Scottsdale. All you have to do is show is open the app and show the digital voucher to the bartender or bouncer.
In return for providing the perks the venues receive analytics about their customers to help improve their marketing.
Since launching in April the app currently has over 1500 users.
Tipsy is currently only available in Arizona but the creators have plans to expand to San Diego, Montreal and New York City.
