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BlueLight 2.0

Smartest way to get emergency help, on or off campus

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Preet
@preetnation · BlueLight, also enjoy QS and Parkour
Awesome question. In their day to day life, people are using BlueLight for three main use cases: 1) Walking/driving home at night and have the app open or letting someone know they are in motion 2) Road trips and giving people a heads up of their whereabouts 3) Lastly, for some people it's there for a very significant daily benefit: reassurance That bei… See more

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Preet
@preetnation · BlueLight, also enjoy QS and Parkour
Hey folks, founder here, happy to answer any questions about what we've changed, how people use BlueLight, and the design challenges we've needed to solve. This includes designing something to be as reliable as 911, ensuring people remember BlueLight (teaser: 12% of users have BlueLight on their lockscreen), and how we position ourselves so we're a source o… See more
Tim Cigelske
@teecycletim · Social Media Director, Marquette Unive…
It's Déjà vu to see BlueLight on PH again, this time in a different context. I'm the guy Preet references in his Medium post about getting connected to Marquette University via Product Hunt. I can vouch for the whole experience, especially how I tested it live for the first time in a meeting with our VP for Strategic Planning, Public Safety chief, etc. The… See more
Stonly Baptiste
@stonlyb · Co-Founder, Urban.Us
congrats @preetnation ! great to see you have the lock screen now. That will make the difference in keeping top of mind. Are there any day to day reasons to use the app other than in case of emergency? What changes have you seen in the usage data with this version?
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Preet
@preetnation · BlueLight, also enjoy QS and Parkour
Awesome question. In their day to day life, people are using BlueLight for three main use cases: 1) Walking/driving home at night and have the app open or letting someone know they are in motion 2) Road trips and giving people a heads up of their whereabouts 3) Lastly, for some people it's there for a very significant daily benefit: reassurance That bei… See more
Andrew Dietrich
@andrew_dietrich · COO, FInal
Congrats on being hunted @preetnation! So, something I still can't figure out that I'm curious about - how do you set up a campus in two hours? How do you send location information to dispatch - is it over audio during the call, or are they plugged in via a web or mobile app to receive the info?