Hacking the cremation urn industry – Artisurn.com
I have been a fan of hn for a long time. I spent a lot of time lurking and then finally made an account. I have found a lot of the startups getting launched on or through this site as inspirational. I am not a programmer but I do consider myself a hacker. I am originally from Russia but now live in the US. This is my third business and my first online business. I did all of the design and setup of artisurn.com myself using shopify. I would appreciate any feedback or tips from the community on any way to improve on what I have created. I feel that the funeral business is ripe for disruption…
Hacking the cremation urn industry – Artisurn.com launched on February 13, 2014 with 10 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Artisurn.com is an online store selling cremation urns, built on Shopify by its founder as a first venture into e-commerce. The site targets people seeking alternatives in the funeral industry, starting with the cremation urn category. The founder, who designed and set up the site independently, views the funeral business as an opportunity for disruption and welcomes community feedback on the platform.
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I have been a fan of hn for a long time. I spent a lot of time lurking and then finally made an account. I have found a lot of the startups getting launched on or through this site as inspirational. I am not a programmer but I do consider myself a hacker. I am originally from Russia but now live in the US. This is my…
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