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by dirkc 473 days ago
Nice, I really like it. The embedded elements like POSTS and RSVPs creates a nice shared space feel to it.

Also interesting to see that you chose WhatsApp for the RSVP element. Did you use Twilio for the integration and what was the level of effort needed?
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schlagetown 473 days ago
(Leaflet cofounder here) - much appreciated; we spent a lot of time iterating building different versions of apps before Leaflet that were more explicitly around shared social spaces and communities for learning and collaborative projects, which informed some of our aims in making Leaflets both simple docs and shared spaces (lots we can improve there e.g. bringing in live presence features!)

For the RSVP block, yes we're using Twilio - right now it automatically uses SMS for US/Canada numbers and WhatsApp for int'l, bit more cost effective…I think it wasn't a huge lift technically, though took longer than expected mainly b/c we had to wait a while / re-submit some documentation etc. for approval.

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dirkc 472 days ago
> though took longer than expected mainly b/c we had to wait a while / re-submit some documentation etc. for approval.

I was specifically wondering about this :) How long is longer?

ps. I checked out your other/previous projects, very intrigued!

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schlagetown 472 days ago
I wasn't the one doing the back and forth on this directly but I think it was at least a few weeks, lots of threads with support etc. Partly on us for something like business address records not matching in different places…we get it b/c I'm sure they're dealing with a ton of spam mitigation but the process could definitely have been clearer / more startup friendly.
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