How does an introvert make new friends? Ulrika Lilja says she's found the answer.
Claudia shared her idea for an app designed to help women find pals and as Ulrika had a background in tech, it seemed like the perfect fit.
GoFrendly now has almost 250,000 users, as young as 18 and as old as 86, and following its success in Stockholm, it launched in London this spring.Read people’s body language
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