Ben Winokur

Adding the dashboard and analytics to business cards is such a useful tool. Lack of iOS compatibility is a pretty big downside, though (especially given the cost per card).

I first ran across SMSmart a few months ago through the Duke entrepreneurship community and the Duke startup challenge, and was wildly impressed with the concept. I don't have an Android, so I haven't been able to try it out, so I'd be interested to see some feedback from Product Hunters that have been able to give it a try!

@PJC this is really cool! Could you explain the inbound/outbound distinction? I clicked around for a bit without ever finding any inbound forces.

There are huge issues to solve, but I think personal washing machine utilization versus laundromat wash+fold is the endpoint for mobile enabled laundry services. The marginal labor costs at laundromats for wash+fold make scaling hard. Can't wait to see where this product goes/ how it evolves!

I was looking for an e-signature/document provider for a few months and came across Shake this week. I signed up as soon as I had a chance to work through the template process. Beautiful and functional, and we're thrilled with the service so far, @ageiger!

@mrjmetz thanks for answering questions! When I was in college, I ran a laundry service that connected students with a local wash + fold laundromat, so I've always been interested in how you guys have scaled. - Have you found that wash+fold laundromats in your markets have significant excess wash+fold capacity? I'd think this would be necessary to sell them on standardized pricing (ex: "You...

Wow! As a lawyer, I'm terrified. As a one man legal department with limited time to research issues, I'm thrilled. This has the potential to cause a tectonic shift in the legal field, and I can't wait to use it to see if it lives up to its billing.

@chagashusky, Investment matching platforms often suffer from adverse selection problems. In this context, the best investors might be unlikely to need a service like this to find deal flow, and the best startups are typically looking for warm intros to investors rather than simple exposure. Additionally, while social proof is valuable for investors, I have never gotten the impression that...

We started using Slack this week, and it feels like a totally natural fit for collaboration both within teams and for the company as a whole. I think each team will develop slightly different use patterns, which I'm really looking forward to seeing.

I'd be curious to know exactly how the team thinks about content moderation and how much engagement is driven by the NSFW stuff. Another interesting thing to watch is the evolving norms on different college campuses.