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Show HN: A gift giving service for men (built in 10 days and generating revenue)
- Francon 15y agoNice! I like the about us page.
- acangiano 15y agoIt's nice, but it leads me to think that they are a Y Combinator company. Are they?
- keeptrying 15y agoHow much money are you making by the way? Thanks.
- jawns 15y agoRecommendation: Change "Schedule gifts to be sent to the females in your life" to "Schedule gifts to be sent to the women in your life." "Females" sounds like cop-speak.
- gcl2 15y agoOr even more softer/friendlier sounding "Schedule gifts for women" (gifts are usually sent or given and can be assumed as so, and it's assumed they are for women in your life and not random women in the universe).
- spontaneus 15y agoI'm a/b testing a few of these. I'll add your suggestions to the mix.
- massarog 15y agoSite is down for me.
- majikrooster 15y agoDown for me...great it was built in 10 days, can it stay up for more then 10 days?
- joshmanders 15y agoDoesn't look like it.
- spontaneus 15y agoIt's back up.
- GiraffeNecktie 15y agoSomewhat tangential to this, but CBC radio has a droll piece they've been running for the last few years around this time. It's called 'Men Who Give Gifts and the Women Who Buy the Gifts That Men Give' It's in hour three here: http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/shows/2009/11/22/november-22-2009/ http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/shows/2009/11/22/november... It's about the frustration women feel when they become the official gift buyer for a male gift giver. Perhaps there's a business opportunity there.
- varganas 15y agoGood concept, bad pricing. Not owning your product and selling it at a high markup (starts at cost + ~$20 for small items and converges to 20% markup for more expensive items I believe) will prove to be a non-viable business model. Consider offering some customization, bundling, or outright proprietary products - difficult to do, but that's often the way to own the space. Eg look at Warby Parker and how owning the product allowed them to disrupt the glasses market.
- spontaneus 15y agoOur prices include: tax, shipping and gift wrapping as well. We need to do a better job stating this to our customers.
- mikeevans 15y agoDatabase error occurred. I guess it's not currently generating revenue.
- spontaneus 15y agoah having server issues today.
- herval 15y agoAny specific design reason for the brown and pale green colors? They (along with the logo) don't feel right imho (not to say anything scatological)