Apply HN: Snapchat for gifting

Re:Apply HN: Snapchat for gifting by jay_kyburz on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @07:00PM (#11443005)

I think this is an interesting idea. I would be concerned that a lot of people give gifts as a way to sidestep having to actually express your feelings for somebody. That may be my introverted male perspective.

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Re:Apply HN: Snapchat for gifting by idealboy on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @07:43PM (#11443316)

Thank you. We know that not everyone will want to add sentimental messages, which is why we're working on a variety of Seedling themes. For example:

Q&A: Choose from a list of questions to answer ("How did you meet Bob? What was your first impression?")

Dance Off: Record a 5 second video of yourself dancing. All videos combined and set to selected dance track.

Growers can also take a photo or upload an image if they prefer.

People connect and deepen relationships in all kinds of ways, and we want Seedling to support whatever that looks like for them. I have a buddy that would really like a Seedling where everyone adds a photo of their cat, and another that's really into zombies. How cool would it be if all his friends put on zombie makeup and added a video? Not super sentimental, but it would mean a lot to him.

We want to build a flexible platform and then get out of the way so that people can connect in the ways they feel most comfortable.

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