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Review startup: blurtt.com

7 points by exspiro 17y ago

We want to deliver thoughts and emotions or just a burst of words on a 3.5"x5" physical card (what we call "blurtts") easily and with as much impact as possible.Send them to your friends, your family; send them to famous people or big corporations. Send them anonymously to a lover and much more, for $.99 (includes postage)

ABrandt 17y ago
I'm liking it. Its pretty clear what the site does, but I prefer more straightforward tag lines like "Send real postcards to anyone." Out of curiosity though, where does a start-up get $50,000 for a design competition? I've often considered similar practices to lure early-adopters, but I've never come up with a viable plan.
greengirl512 17y ago
Cool! I'm absolutely retarded when it comes to going to the mailbox to deposit mail-it usually sits on my desk for a few weeks first. And I never seem to have stamps. I think you should organize the card designs into categories, though, to make them easier to browse. This isn't a huge concern now but it will be as you continue to add to your design collection. I did get an error page when I tried to connect with Facebook- Here's what it said: "The browser has stopped trying to retrieve the requested item. The site is redirecting the request in a way that will never complete." Also, you might want to try retitling this post: Ask HN: Review my Startup. I think you'll get a better response if its more clear that you're asking the community for input.
- exspiro 17y ago
  Awesome! Thanks for the input, we're looking into the facebook connect issue you were having. Happy blurtting! :)
justinchen 17y ago
Very cool. I could see using this to send thank yous to customers. Alot easier than going out and buying postcards and mailing them. It'd be nice to be able to do them in bulk with a volume discount.
- exspiro 17y ago
  Hey, thanks for the feedback, we definitely have options for businesses in the pipeline.
alanthonyc 17y ago
I like it. Simple, clean, affordable, useful. I'm having a little trouble with the name, but I'm sure I'll get over it.
- exspiro 17y ago
  Thanks! Enjoy :)

7 points by exspiro 17y ago

ABrandt 17y ago

I'm liking it. Its pretty clear what the site does, but I prefer more straightforward tag lines like "Send real postcards to anyone." Out of curiosity though, where does a start-up get $50,000 for a design competition? I've often considered similar practices to lure early-adopters, but I've never come up with a viable plan.

greengirl512 17y ago

Cool! I'm absolutely retarded when it comes to going to the mailbox to deposit mail-it usually sits on my desk for a few weeks first. And I never seem to have stamps. I think you should organize the card designs into categories, though, to make them easier to browse. This isn't a huge concern now but it will be as you continue to add to your design collection. I did get an error page when I tried to connect with Facebook- Here's what it said: "The browser has stopped trying to retrieve the requested item. The site is redirecting the request in a way that will never complete." Also, you might want to try retitling this post: Ask HN: Review my Startup. I think you'll get a better response if its more clear that you're asking the community for input.

exspiro 17y ago
Awesome! Thanks for the input, we're looking into the facebook connect issue you were having. Happy blurtting! :)

justinchen 17y ago

Very cool. I could see using this to send thank yous to customers. Alot easier than going out and buying postcards and mailing them. It'd be nice to be able to do them in bulk with a volume discount.

exspiro 17y ago
Hey, thanks for the feedback, we definitely have options for businesses in the pipeline.

alanthonyc 17y ago

I like it. Simple, clean, affordable, useful. I'm having a little trouble with the name, but I'm sure I'll get over it.

exspiro 17y ago
Thanks! Enjoy :)