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by genieyclo 5443 days ago
Check out Funeral Innovations: http://funeralinnovations.com/

It solves the problem for both the customers/family and the funeral directors. Monument design, obituaries (with a social component), QR remembrance codes, whole webstack management (a la weebly) with custom site design and tracking & SEO, pricing and invoicing, iPad app, and more.

Done by Greg Young and Zack Garbow (YC alum, 08).

The issues they've faced tackling an old and sleepy industry averse to major change and innovation are interesting. There's a great interview on Tech.MN here with Zack about it: http://tech.mn/news/2010/05/03/minnesota-y-combinator-grad-t...