Minnect launched its first official platform-wide competition in April and May 2024, offering top-performing users an exclusive experience: a private dinner and cigars with CEO Patrick Bet-David.

The competition proved to be a major success, generating unprecedented engagement across the platform and resulting in Minnect’s highest-performing month to date. By combining real-world access with digital participation, the initiative demonstrated the power of experiential incentives in driving user activity.

This milestone highlighted Minnect’s ability to seamlessly bridge digital interactions with real-world experiences, reinforcing the power of proximity to influential figures and meaningful, in-person connections.

Minnect achieved a 94% response rate across its platform, setting a new benchmark for accessibility and reliability in expert-driven marketplaces.

This milestone reflects the platform’s ability to consistently connect users with world-renowned experts and top-level executives, ensuring that the vast majority of inquiries receive timely and meaningful responses. In an industry where unanswered requests are common, Minnect stands out by delivering a level of efficiency unmatched by other platforms.

By maintaining this high response rate at scale, Minnect reinforces one of its core promises: direct access to real expertise when it matters most.

On the Thursday night before the official start of Art Basel Miami Beach 2023, Valuetainment hosted its debut “Minnect X Art Basel” event at Soho Beach House Rooftop.  The evening celebrated the launch of Patrick Bet-David’s new app, Minnect.

The ultra-invite party partnered with Don Londres Tequila to host a star-studded event with top influencers and executives in technology, venture capital, social media, music, UFC, and NBA.  Attendees included the likes of WBC lightweight champion Ryan Garcia, UFC Champion Kamaru Usman, heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, and Pretty Ricky.  Guests enjoyed music by DJ Dex Aint Dead, cigars by Cigars Love Show, sports cards by Dave Forman, and art installations by Brady Matthews and Ahir Czeck.

See the photo gallery below for a look inside the party.

The event celebrated impressive milestones Minnect has already achieved, including:

• Over 100,000 app downloads
• Global footprint across the U.S. and over 40 countries
• Experts, entrepreneurs, and influencers earning up to $85,000 in a single month.

Minnect is the only app for influencers to connect 1-1 with fans over text, audio, and video, including 15 minute to 1 hour FaceTime calls.  95% of DMs go unanswered on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other platforms.  Users can now guarantee a response from the industry expert or celebrity they admire the most by messaging them on Minnect, text back and forth with the expert and pay per text, or FaceTime the expert and pay per minute.

Download Minnect to get expert advice instantly, and turn any celebrity into your personal mentor in seconds.

Set up your expert profile on Minnect, set your rates, and start monetizing your time and expertise.

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Minnect announced the launch of “Trending Minnects,” a new feature designed to showcase public answers from Experts to share their knowledge publicly across multiple users in the App.

This feature allows users to receive a 20% discount on their consultations in exchange for making the Expert’s response public. In doing so, it creates a win-win dynamic—users gain value, while Experts increase their visibility across the platform. Public responses enable other users to discover and learn from these interactions, amplifying reach and engagement. With this feature, Minnect strengthens content discovery while elevating Experts who consistently deliver impactful insights.

“Trending Minnects” also reinforces the platform’s community-driven dynamic, helping users learn from others, identify relevant topics, and engage more deeply with expert knowledge. The feature represents a key step in transforming Minnect into not only a consultation platform, but also a destination for valuable, real-world insights.

Minnect unveiled a fully redesigned version of its mobile application, delivering a faster, more intuitive, and user-centric experience for both users and experts.

The redesign introduced a modern interface, improved navigation, and enhanced functionality across the platform. Key updates focused on simplifying the process of discovering experts, sending consultation requests, finding experts across multiple categories, and managing interactions, ultimately reducing friction and increasing engagement.

The updated experience reflects Minnect’s commitment to continuous innovation, ensuring that users can seamlessly access expert insights while enabling experts to manage their consultations more efficiently. This milestone marked a significant step in scaling the platform’s usability and preparing for future feature expansions.

Future Looks Bright!

Minnect, a next-generation platform designed to connect users with real experts through direct, paid consultations, was officially founded by Patrick Bet-David, entrepreneur, author, and CEO of Valuetainment.

Built on the principle that access and proximity drives opportunity, Minnect was created to eliminate barriers between individuals seeking guidance and proven experts across industries including business, health, finance, and media. The platform enables users to connect through text, audio, and video, creating a more efficient and personalized alternative to traditional consulting and networking.

With a strong emphasis on credibility, speed, and real-world experience, Minnect positions itself as a solution for individuals looking to make better decisions in an increasingly noisy, information-saturated world.