Smart move to secure .com beforehand.
Thank you!
Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
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Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#12Cool technology concept! Amazon will buy you for sure. However "Bottomless was born out of our frustration managing our household stock levels. We always seemed to be running out of one thing or another." is infomercial level actor marketing.
Thank you! Maybe we're the next Amazon...
We are new to marketing, so this is helpful.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#13Congratulations! I have a similar idea, but more for refilling a particular glass or mug with a given beverage before it becomes empty (because reaching the end makes me feel sad now and then :P).
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#14Love the idea. Please try to add Madcap ( https://madcapcoffee.com/ ) to your list of coffee producers; they are one of the best coffee roasters in the US, in my opinion. They already have a traditional subscription model that ships all over the country.
We'll be sure to reach out! Thanks for the tip.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#15I always keep my coffee beans in the freezer after opening the bag :/
Interesting. There's a debate about whether freezing beans is the right thing to do: https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2010/09/should-you-freeze-you...
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts!
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#16If you can crack the market of auto-restocking a large variety of household goods, I think you're on to something, hopefully just using coffee as a starting point.
I HATE managing 'subscription' services; it's more work than just reordering manually, (looking at you, Soylent and Amazon) and Amazon Dash buttons didn't help because the item you paired it to is never still around when you press the button.
I wouldn't want to deal with all of this overhead for just restocking one supply (coffee) but I certainly see the value if many products were covered.
Best of luck!
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#17Smart move to secure .com beforehand.
Easier to remember than bttmlss.com or bottomless.commerce or some such thing, that's for sure :D
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#18If you can crack the market of auto-restocking a large variety of household goods, I think you're on to something, hopefully just using coffee as a starting point. I HATE managing 'subscription' services; it's more work than just reordering manually, (looking at you, Soylent and Amazon) and Amazon Dash buttons didn't help because the item you paired it to is never still around when you press the button. I wouldn't wa…
Exactly! Coffee : Bottomless :: Books : Amazon
Interesting you mentioned Soylent. Part of the motivation for Bottomless was our Soylent subscription. We have enough piled up to survive Armageddon.
I'm curious about your comment on the overhead. The scale takes 60 seconds to set up, and lasts for over a year on a charge. I definitely understand that any set-up sometimes feels like too much!
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#19Congratulations! I have a similar idea, but more for refilling a particular glass or mug with a given beverage before it becomes empty (because reaching the end makes me feel sad now and then :P).
How would the refill be delivered to the mug?
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#20If you can crack the market of auto-restocking a large variety of household goods, I think you're on to something, hopefully just using coffee as a starting point. I HATE managing 'subscription' services; it's more work than just reordering manually, (looking at you, Soylent and Amazon) and Amazon Dash buttons didn't help because the item you paired it to is never still around when you press the button. I wouldn't wa…
In a different life, I was working on a device that could turn any fridge into a smart fridge. Using computer vision
to auto restock food when you ran low. The prototype felt pretty magical for the few food items it could recognize.
Maybe some day later down the line :)