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Shaan Puri
@shaanvp · ceo, Monkey Inferno
thanks @jringenberg - much appreciated. We'll see how our bets play out..
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Shaan Puri
@shaanvp · ceo, Monkey Inferno
I love this app. Then again, we made it, so that's probably about right :)
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Aww yeah! Congrats on the first Bebo app release, @ShaanVP and @FurqanR!
I'm curious to hear @joshm and @libbybrittain (formerly Branch, created PhoneTag thoughts on this app and video messaging in general. @willydennis and @ogtfaber are also working on related apps.
Shaan/Furqan - Knowing you guys, I'm sure you've brainstormed ridiculous ideas for Blab.… See more
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Shaan Puri
@shaanvp · ceo, Monkey Inferno
Most ridiculous idea for Blab..? Well - people seem to love sending Blabs to the Blab Bot (our designer, Brittany), so we thought it would be fun to make a variety of bots. For example - Magic 8Ball, which just replies with random answers like "hmmm seems unlikely" to your yes-or-no question. Joke Bot tells you a joke, Song Bot will just sing kareoke etc.. W… See more
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
@ShaanVP - I love that idea. Also reminds me of the good old days of IRC bots.
Can you share how the idea of Blab came about? I know you were experimenting with several different variations before landing on the "video walkie talkie."
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Great Pando piece by @carmeldea. Here's the teaser:
"Shaan Puri will never forget the day he bought Bebo back. He was going up against a small gathering of other bidders: Match.com and Tagged. The reps sat around a small circular table, surreptitiously eyeing each other up."