The Official Blurb:
We like to keep things simple. Your things, your data. Stuffistry organizes the information about your things and tracks their reputation. We’ve re-imagined the interface between you and your things. We’ve made it easier. A lot easier.
Our Take:
We saw Stuffistry up on stage at a recent DC Tech Meetup. I’m kind of partial to the name, only because 3 days later, it’s still in my head. My DC Tech Meetup friend that invited me has … expressed his displeasure… at the name multiple times since he first heard it. The jury is still out on the name. Although Stuffistry did say that they are a repository for your “stuff”, so maybe the name does make sense.
It’s like a digital filing cabinet, and I just don’t get it. I’m not sure if that’s really useful. I wanted to like the app, but during the presentation, Stuffistry said that it’s focused on things with motors at the moment. The example he gave involved a truck; you can store things like photos of your truck and maintenance receipts, so in the event that you decide to sell it one day, you’ll have everything at your fingertips. This seems like a lot of effort and a lot of used memory on my iPhone for something I might consider doing a few years down the road. I need a better example to see the value of this app and to compel me to download it.
What We Love
First, Stuffistry said that this app is meant to organize all your stuff (hence Stuffistry) in one, central location, and it has some sort of social media aspect to it that I’m not entirely clear on. But with the world we live in today, anything with a social media aspect gets a thumbs up in our book. So kudos to Stuffistry for thinking about it and including it as a feature.
I also like their website, and the fact that it’s easy to visit them and immediately see what they’re about. Their blurb is front and center on their About Us page, and I don’t have to dig through pages to figure out exactly what I’m looking at. (Sorry Ottomate and Moonlighting – yours were a little harder to follow when it comes to your website)
What We Don’t Love
Enter the Stuffistry presentation. I have to honestly say that this was one of the most painful presentations that I have sat through in a long time (sorry guys). Poorly organized, confusing, maybe even a little passive aggressive. He spoke, I listened, and at the end of the speech I still had no idea what to do with this app.
First, he made a comment about Petrol Heads (huh?), and said something about women not typically being into cars (Vroomgirls and Danica Patrick might have something to say about that). Secondly, someone in the audience asked a question about what the app could possibly be used for. The answer involved going to an airport and choosing an airplane over a Mercedes (I think. I was so confused at this point. Again… huh?). There was also a “drop mic” moment at the end of the answer which normally means someone got owned. This was not the case, unless you count the presenter owning himself with that head-scratching answer he gave.
Links-A-Lot
If you want to know more about Stuffistry, check them out here:
The official Stuffistry website
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