At Hawser, we believe that facilitating warm, personal and engaging experiences is the first step to enriching the communities we serve.

The Hawser App tackles the impersonal aspects of “free” social media platforms by introducing a new type of media platform: “personal media” where we put our subscribers in charge of what they see - the same way cable or streaming subscribers get to by-pass paid programming and get right to the stuff they want to see most.

With the Course Restaurant Guide, we focus on matching people with the restaurants they’re most likely to enjoy because taste is personal and public reviews (that are bought and sold every day) can discourage someone who might actually like a place - from ever even trying it.

Although curation of content in both arenas seems disparate - both end up being a race to the bottom of the attention economy and ultimately the latest form of advertising.

Hawser builds platforms with the belief that each successive generation places a greater and greater value on time, privacy and personalization.

While there will always be more complex and incredibly intelligent ways to deliver ads; we believe that “end-users” want the ads they see to be relevant and non-intrusive / not interrupt the experience or function….and ultimately be rewarded for every ad they watch.

Nathan, Bruce, Yovarni and I invite you to explore this site as well as thecourseapp.com to learn more about the work we do.

We welcome any thoughts, questions or comments you may be willing to share.

Excerpted from "Building The Hawser Difference" an ICON event on June 9th, 2016:

“I don’t celebrate milestones on Facebook...The number of Followers doesn’t matter. The quality of the Follow is what matters.”

— Gary Vaynerchuck

our mantra:

“How can we make this better than it needs to be?”

We’ve taken a pretty personal approach to reimagining media and messaging that places smaller independent organizations on equal footing with the world’s largest international brands.

We are committed to building a humane technology company that is synonymous with practical people-centered service and off-line community building and we welcome your feedback. In short - we’re a hospitality company using technology as opposed to the other way around.

(While we do offer some additional functionality* to our Certified Nonprofit members; people, instead of profit-driven algorithms, dictate whose messages get through.)

INTEGRATING CHARITY WITH EVERYDAY LIVING

*Now, charitable supporters can give to (or volunteer for) charitable organizations at the push of a button.  

Our new "Express Give" feature lets anyone, anywhere (whether they have a HawserApp account or not) make an instant hassle-free donation to any one of our Hawser Certified* Nonprofits.

We don't take a cut of any donation and our service is free.

To learn more about Hawser's Express Give contact us today.

“Charity isn't just about raising money. It's about integrating more awareness and creating more active relationships so... when you make a donation to (or volunteer for) a Hawser Certified Nonprofit, that charity's profile picture and link appears on your profile… like a badge of honor.

This not only allows you to showcase the causes that matter most to you or your organization...it makes it easier than ever to leverage your social influence for good.”

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