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Tony Stubblebine
@tonystubblebine · CEO, @CoachDotMe
@rrhoover I guess I'm not the CEO of @liftapp anymore.
@connor, @zackshapiro: what do you think?
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Tony Stubblebine
@tonystubblebine · CEO, @CoachDotMe
Hey, this was so fun to do. The old name, Lift, was great. But it also got problematic. We couldn't convince people that we were more than a habit tracker.
Also we got a lot of weird support email from three other Lifts. Losing those is a nice added bonus.
But mostly, this is an awesome name for us and what we do now. Check out the profile pages for coache… See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
There seems to be an increasing trend of apps built for connecting people together for help or expert guidance. There's:
- Rise for diet coaching by @suneel cc @Noah_L
- Clarity for business/professional advice (primarily) by @danmartell
- Fitmo for personal trainers by @steijnpelle
- Kindly for life advice (you can speak with other users or professional … See more
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Chris Messina
@chrismessina · 🏆 PH Community Member of the Year!
Coach.me is a rebrand of self-improvement app Lift (which recently launched 2.0) which shows @tonystubblebine is doubling down on coaching
Brandon Weiss
@brandon_weiss · Engineering Manager at Intercom
I really loved the original name—it had just the right connotation and sound. The logotype and mark were beautiful. Coach.me makes it feel much different for me :( In fairness, though, I'm probably not your ideal user. I only ever really wanted a simple habit tracker to keep me flossing, at Inbox Zero, and going to bed early.
Buster
@buster · PM, Slack
Are you willing to give any stats around the coaches? How many are there? How many people have they successfully coached? How happy are people with coaches? How do you define success for a coach (purely subjectively based on coachee feedback, subsequent coachee behavior, etc)?