Social platforms promote themselves as tools to empower us. But in reality, the relationship is reversed. We find ourselves reduced to consumption, stuck in an infinite scroll of content, hours on end. In these moments, where do our lives drift? Social apps pressure us into spending more time passively observing and less time writing our own stories.
What’s worse, for the companies who have built these social platforms, our livelihoods - the hours we spend on their products - are a resource to sell to their real customers, the advertisers who want our data.
At Ollie, we are not building a platform for endless digital consumption. And our users are not a resource we peddle to advertisers hungry for personal information. We are a company excited by the unbounded possibilities of human connection, collaboration, and shared energy - whether it occurs online or offline.
It’s simple. How can we help you do more of you? That’s our mission.