[Hackmietze]

Hey, nice idea but not really new eh? I recently tested slice.com and itembase.com. Both allow me add products manually or forward emails to them and get the information extracted. So I don't have to give access to gmail. How does your service differ from that and why is unioncy better for me?

[vfbod]

Thanks for joining in. They're certainly in the same space. I think that we focus on different things and provide different value. Itembase and Slice are very similar in terms of feature set with a focus on online shopping. Also, their business model is to sell/exchange your data as shown http://intelligence.slice.com/ and http://partners.itembase.com/

Unioncy on the other hand is all about your products and your ownership experience. In practical terms, one big difference is our data. We have gathered information around your products like user manuals and warranty details and provide this information for you instead of you having to enter/upload it manually. It follows, that we think that our user is different from Itembase and Slice. There are more differences and many directions that this can go so definitely room for more than one player in our view.

Regarding Gmail, I've already mentioned several times in this thread that this is our first solution and more ways of adding products will come. Thanks!

[Hackmietze]

Ok thanks. I apprecate your feedback and the fast response time. I guess you're right there is room for more than one. So, how do you plan to make money?

[vfbod]

I think there is huge potential to monetize in this space. I think the key is to maintain the integrity of our users. I don't want to give much detail in public to be honest. Happy to have a chat in person if you are really interested. If so, feel free to ping me @vfbod. Thanks!