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@kickme444 hey there, congrats on the launch! Go figure, but here's some feedback: I was trying to sign up with my phone number and received a verification code, but the iOS app claimed it was invalid. I tapped the "resend code" and it took several minutes for another code to arrive... Also, there's a typo during on-boarding:

@chrismessina Thanks! We'll get that typo fixed and look into the verification code ASAP.

@chrismessina we allow you to post anonymously AND anonoymously :)

@heathwblack I thought it MIGHT be a feature!! :)

@heathwblack i don't think i've ever spelled that word right in my entire life tbh.

@chrismessina good morning, sunshine!

@chrismessina also with all due respect, take a look at the team behind Imzy ;) They're not MySpace, G+, or Facebook. <3

@chrismessina I'll let @kickme444 chime in regarding the other stuff, but I'll address the branding. I thought some people might make that link but we feel like our branding is more focused and less nebulous than my____. Ultimately, we came up with our positioning after extensive user research with our Beta cohort. Here's a couple thoughts on why we chose "Community as _______ as you are." - We are community oriented. That's the foundation of what we're doing and we wanted that explicitly stated in our positioning. - HOW people build community and with whom they connect is so diverse. We want to celebrate that and build our platform in a way that empowers that in the future, hence the ________. - We need both of these aforementioned statements to be true for us to succeed.

@drew yeah, I was up late drinking. Definitely feeling punchy and stressed, so, my bad if I came across as a Debbie Downer. Not trying to dump haterade, it's just what came to mind. Stepping away from the keyboard. 🤐

@heathwblack @kickme444 don't get me wrong — I really like your branding. It was just thematically familiar. The Imzy character is super cute. :)

@espenteik The Imzysaurus was all the work of @jalehafshar! It makes stickers and t-shirts and things much more fun to wear and decorate everything with.

@espenteik Thanks for the kind words! The Imzysaurus is the character I'm most proud of designing.

@kaelagardner Let me know when I can buy a t-shirt! :D @jalehafshar

@jalehafshar You should be! Love it!

@espenteik @jalehafshar We were giving them away during private beta to everyone who invited at least 5 people, but now that that's ended... I'm sure we'll come up with a new reason to give away shirts soon! :D

@rrhoover @heathwblack Having worked at reddit for a long time, I see there there are a few really big differences. The biggest difference is that reddit is primarily focused on content. They are an advertising company and are focused on surfacing the best content to the most people on a daily basis, I think their words are something like, they set the international media agenda with their content or something. Reddit is AMAZING at content. We are not focused on content, we are focused on communities and really digging in to what that means. So right now, while there are similarities in how communities are organized, you will see stark differences in how people have conversations and really form connections with one another. Additionally, we are NOT an advertising company because being an advertising company forces you to make decisions that are not in line with community best interests. Instead, we recognize that communities have natural usages of commerce and we will be building those into the platform. When you combine this with our upcoming developer platform, where communities and developers can work together to build custom functionality natively into the platform, communities will really be able to innovate and build stronger, more authentic connections without having to fracture onto 3rd party sites. Come hang out, it's a fun place! Here's some more info on our business model plans - https://www.imzy.com/imzy/post/i...

@pddro Thanks so much for being a part of it! You can't have a successful community without commitment and a shared understanding from everyone, and that comes through communication and transparency, so it's been really important to us to be as involved as we can and get feedback from everyone. None of that will change as we move forward—the only difference is that anyone can sign up now without needing an invite. But we still want to be as involved with everyone as possible so we can build the platform you want!

@samhouston consistently transparent which makes working with them an absolute dream.

@ivan_fazaniuk I'm having trouble parsing your comment. Was this a question?

@kickme444 nope, that is what do I think of this product, as stated in textarea placeholder above.

@ivan_fazaniuk @kickme444 have a lovely day Ivan.

@ivan_fazaniuk Classic Ivan.