I'm generally very sceptical of "start-ups" and I see most of them as bound to fail, but this actually fills a hole. I think this has great potential to make both money and grandparents everywhere very very happy.
@andygcook, Best Middle Brother Ever, thanks for posting.<p>NanaGram is a super simple service for sending regular printed photos in the mail to your loved ones. Our service acts like a Netflix account. After you sign up, we give you a unique phone number and you can share it with unlimited family and friends. Once someone is approved by you they can send in photos and together the group curates a few fresh photos per month. We print and ship 4x4 and 4x6 prints in glossy or matte. All you have to do is text your photos and wait for a phone call from your loved one.<p>We’ve had a nice bump in growth the past couple weeks, with Mother’s Day on the horizon (Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! <3) and lots of new folks planning to use us as a gift.<p>This is the happiest product I’ve worked on. It’s super heartwarming to see it bringing families closer together (the product functions like a private family social network), bringing our elders into the loop (many of whom don’t do social media), and most of all the increase in phone calls and visits.<p>Would love to answer any questions.
Word of caution from another comment thread that Instagram is suing companies claiming trademark violations <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16998127" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16998127</a><p>I really like your wording and photos on the website. Refreshing and joyful.
I get that the grandmother side of thing is “old school” because of the printed photos, but why is the “modern” input side of this also using antiquated tech like sms?