Phoenix

Send a final message to loved ones, from beyond the grave

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Send a final message to loved ones, from beyond the grave

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WeKiki

Hunter

Phoenix is one of the weirder products that I've hunted, but I think the concept of death is changing as our interactions with technology become more intimate.

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10yr ago

@kikischirr I know it seems morbid but I've had friends that had tradgic circumstances and passed away. The only thing I wish it did have was video. So much more can be conveyed in video format for me personally.

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10yr ago

WeKiki

Hunter

@waltspence I had initial concerns about those considering ending their own life, but Enrique (the maker) pointed out that the delayed nature of the messaging would make it less than convenient for a note of that sort.

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10yr ago

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Maker

@waltspence @kikischirr That's true. I've been thinking to add video as well, but to make things simple, I started with plain emails, I also plan to add attachments as well in the following months.

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10yr ago

The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People

As someone who once had a startup in the death-care industry (yes, that's a thing), I don't think this is weird at all! There are a ton of people who would find benefits from services/products like this one.

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10yr ago

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Maker

@alirtariq Glad to hear that Ali! 🙂

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10yr ago

A use case, I can immediately think of, is using this service to convey important account information (bank details and internet logins). There are millions of dollars lying unclaimed and idle in banks everywhere because no one came for the money. I have a feeling one of my dead relatives would have left me some huge sum of money if this sort of service was created earlier. 😊

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10yr ago

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Maker

@patrick_udeh Haha yeah, originally I had the idea of sending important information like social media accounts, bank accounts, logins, etc. But since it is very sensitive information it'll be hard for people to write them down, and then I thought about a plain old text alternative, and that was the big pivot, ^^

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10yr ago

I'm viewing site in mobile and only see one button get started and some twitter share links as well as the PH intro bar. Nothing else. Rest of page is white.

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10yr ago

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Maker

@dave_kosmayer Yeah, thanks for your feedback Dave! Phoenix isn't 100% responsive yet, I need to make some layout fixes on mobiles and tablets. Just curious, which phone did u use to enter Phoenix?

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10yr ago

@bntzio oh I thought maybe was a bug. I'm using S5

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10yr ago

I love this idea. I have often thought about messages I would like to people I care about to have in the event that I passed. My hesitation however about this product is the fear that I would not remember or somehow missed the notifications to check in and messages got sent before my time.

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10yr ago

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Maker

@kenbrian Thanks for the feedback! About the check-in, you only need to check-in once a year, but I know people might forget the time to do it, so in Phoenix you can have up to one month after that year to check-in if you didn't, also, if you verify your number you'll receive not only emails but sms to remind you about your check-in time. :)

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10yr ago

Bodacious! Baby boomers are going to love it :-) On a serious note, IMHO there is a huge legal burden you are taking upon yourself. Will attorneys get harassed by relatives quite a bit they say.

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10yr ago

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Maker

@reno_web_design Hey thanks! :) Haha sure they will, but I don't think so for now, Phoenix is just getting started.

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10yr ago

Would be cool to let people schedule a sequence of messages to ship on certain dates, and let them mix it up between text, video, flowers, handwritten postcards, etc. Definitely a space that I think will grow in the next few years.

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10yr ago

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Maker

@_chrismarin Nice idea Chris! The video is definitely coming up, Thanks for the feedback! :)

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10yr ago

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