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This looks like it'd be useful for any group that relies on donations from members, public collections, &c. - seems odd to limit the number of potential users b
by 1tw 14y ago
This looks like it'd be useful for any group that relies on donations from members, public collections, &c. - seems odd to limit the number of potential users by pitching exclusively to churches.
- hendi_ 14y agoI guess the idea behind this is that it's way easier to attack a vertical niche than trying to go horizontal.
- kijin 14y agoAgreed. Their almost exclusive emphasis on churches seemed odd, because the service looks like it could be useful for virtually any dot-org. In fact, I wondered for a few seconds whether the site was accessing my browsing history in some way, because I recently had a church for a client and filled up my history with church-related things as a result. Nope, no tracking besides Google Analytics.
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- deweller 14y agoWe have recently launched a startup targeting mobile donations for churches (http://thegivingapp.com/ http://thegivingapp.com/). Our reasons: 1. We know the church market's needs pretty well. 2. It is a niche market that we feel is underserved. 3. Our product is an MVP. If it works for churches, we feel our assumption is validated and it will work for other non-profits as well.
- tbrooks 14y ago# of churches > # of startups Also have a company geared towards church giving: https://simpledonation.co https://simpledonation.co I've never understood why people think that targeting churches is "limiting." There are far more churches than there are startups. And there are millions of people in those churches. Many companies focusing on selling tools/software exclusively to startups. Selling to startups/tech crowd is in vogue, but it's much smaller market than selling to churches.