Activity sharing to connect older adults and their families

A project in San Francisco, CA by Lively
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Lively offers new avenues of connection by bringing together passive sensor technology and LivelyGram, a creative mailer.
Backers: 168
Average Pledge Per Backer: $90

Funded: $15,177 of $100,000
Dates: Apr 16th -> May 16th (30 days)
Project By: Lively
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Latest News

Lessons In Failure From A Kickstarter Bomb That Could Still Put The Hurt On Life Alert

September 20th - via: forbes.com
You have a product and business proposition with a clear market and competition that still runs “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” ads that have amused and pained viewers for decades. Those companies rake in tons with web sites that look designed for the last century. Your launch strategy seems obvious: hype your modernity and more reasonable tone. Go young. Build a customer base through a crowd-funding site like Kickstarter. (Read More)

Last chance! Get on the Lively VIP list now.

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Our campaign is ending tomorrow. And you won't be charged for your Lively pledge as we didn't make our fundraising goal. But, we want to stay in touch! So if you haven't already contacted me with your e-mail address, please do it now. I can be... (Read More)

Your contact information is needed before this campaign ends!

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re so thankful for every backer of this special campaign. And we want to make sure you get a very special offer to buy Lively a discount when it’s available for order on our website (www.mylively.com) in July.  You’ll just need to email me... (Read More)

“Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad…” – Meatloaf

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey…we want to thank everyone again for all your support and let you know where we stand with our campaign. For starters, we had three goals when we launched this: 1. Introduce a new concept to our audience For us, it was far more about the crowd... (Read More)

And now for the link...

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello again! We're so sorry that the link we asked you to share with friends returned an error message yesterday! We had attempted to give you the link to our Kickstarter campaign page at:... (Read More)

Do it for the elderly role model in your life. Let's double our backers with the pledge of $1.

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We admire the hard-won wisdom of our aging parents and grandparents. We appreciate their love and care. They've fought wars, ignited a civil rights revolution, survived a real depression, and more. Theirs is the greatest generation, but they're still... (Read More)

It's a marathon, not a sprint

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
It's day 10 and we're still SO EXCITED about this campaign (although it's going slower than we hoped)… Yet this campaign is about MUCH MORE than just raising funds. It's about championing the importance of our ongoing activity sharing connection... (Read More)

Good ideas become better when you involve a world expert in the mix

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dr. Laura Carstensen, founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity and Lively board member, is known for her generous guidance and profound insights into the role that Lively can play in people's lives. And as a renowned expert on... (Read More)

Sometimes a Kickstarter campaign's not about the cash

April 19th - via: upstart.bizjournals.com
Kickstarter may not be a store. But it's a great way for a product company to test the market, even if it already has money in the bank. That's what Lively, a San Francisco startup that makes sensors and combines them with an online service to keep track of independent seniors, is testing. (Read More)

Please tell us more...

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been an amazing first 3 days of the Kickstarter campaign. We’ve also been thrilled with all the news coverage, like today’s story in pandodaily that recognizes how IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CROWD. As some of our earliest backers, would you be... (Read More)

Thank you!

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! You really amazed us with your support on DAY ONE of the campaign. You told us how much you value the connection to your elder loved ones. And how you were especially reminded today of the importance of these connections. Hopefully, you also... (Read More)

Lively in the news

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone for their (early) support of Lively and spreading the word! We've received some great press coverage already today that we wanted to share: "A product like this is more about our peace of minds than (our grandmother's), but... (Read More)

Startup links families with their independent seniors

April 16th - via: google.com
A new way for families to stay close to independent elders that blends modern technology with old fashioned parcel post debuted on crowd-funding website Kickstarter Tuesday. The system -- the brainchild of a startup called Lively -- uses sensors and an online service to keep tabs on seniors without intruding on their lives. (Read More)

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