Baloonr

Anonymously surface and prioritize info from any group

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Anonymously surface and prioritize info from any group

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This looks really interesting! I'm wondering use for non-profit organizations like grassroots movements trying to get the pulse of hundreds/thousands of people, but seems the pricing model isn't intended for that use case

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10yr ago

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@burtherman Thanks for checking us out! This is definitely an intended use case. We introduced "guest users" with this push for exactly that use case - to gather information, ideas, and feedback from large groups external to an organization's walls. Guest users can fully participate in the Baloonr process, but they can't start baloonrs (the question, prompt), export results, or add new team members. It would be kind of like sending them a survey, but they get to collaborate as a group, vote as a group, etc. Each bundle comes with 100 guest users and you can add guest users to any of the plans in bundles of 250, for $25/month. We also offer an additional discount for schools and nonprofits - please reach out at amanda@baloonr.com, and I can answer any questions. Thanks!

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10yr ago

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Thanks for hunting us, @gillianim! Hey everyone! Amanda here. Co-Founder & CEO of Baloonr. My co-founder, Noah and I founded Baloonr because of a common obstruction we experienced at every job, in every classroom, and on every team. A lot of variables impact when and how people share information, feedback, and ideas when working in a group. People opt-out of participating because they are concerned about what others will think or if there are unfamiliar or more senior group members present in the discussion. Oftentimes, it is a matter of logistics and timing - everyone can’t be talking, sharing, or processing at the same time, or a team might be located all over the globe in different time zones and unable to overcome the cultural and logistical barriers that plague the discussions. Concerns about not receiving credit for your contributions also causes people to hold-back and contribute less in a group setting. When people don’t and can’t contribute, everyone is operating at a loss. We built Baloonr from the ground-up to help groups eliminate dynamics and overcome logistical challenges, making it possible to collect necessary and accurate info. Excited to come out of beta and launch self-service, a Slack integration/bot (BaloonrBot), and iOS app. Look forward to receiving any feedback and here to answer questions! We'll share more throughout the day. Thanks for checking us out - free for teams <10 and 14-day free trial for bigger groups!

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10yr ago

Gainsight

DISCLOSURE: I'm a partner in Accelerprise SF, an accelerator that worked with Baloonr, which is how I met the team. I'm very excited about this concept because of the dearth of effective ways to get non-biased and non-groupthink feedback (e.g., from customers, employees, etc.) As a former PM and multi-time CEO, the concept really resonated with me. Eager to see the feedback!

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10yr ago

Balloon

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@nrmehta Thanks for your comments and support, Nick!

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10yr ago

AppLozic - Chat & In-App Messaging SDK

@amanda_greenberg @noahbornstein amazing work! I am going to dive deep and get back with some creative ideas :)

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10yr ago

Balloon

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@pravin0322 @noahbornstein Thank you, Pravin! Appreciate your kind words and look forward to hearing those ideas! Please reach out (amanda@baloonr.com)

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10yr ago

Balloon

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Hi All, sharing this late in the game, but wanted to link to 3 of our case studies that detail real-life results. DePaul saw engagement jump 447%, IIT saw project ideas jump 1600%, and Microsoft was able to engage 100% of a team distributed across the US. You can grab the case studies here: https://baloonr.com/results

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10yr ago