Mom of a 1.5-year-old here. When I was pregnant, I spent over 40 hours researching items for my baby registry. After all that time, I accidentally bought a mini crib. Did you know that you can’t return nursery furniture because of safety regulations in the U.S.? Cool. The experience in preparing for my daughter was frustrating, time-consuming, and information overload.
I want to change this and simplify it.
So I built Poppylist.
To ensure all future parents spend significantly less time researching every baby product under the sun, I developed a Parent Type quiz that’ll match each person with their respective parent type: The Minimalist, The Environmentalist, The Practical, or the Tech-Savvy Parent. Based on your parent type, users receive a corresponding baby registry checklist (each list has less than 50 items). I built the quiz in Typeform.
I learned a lot while developing the quiz and talking with other parents. For example, most people will spend 30+ hours researching their products only to register for items referred to them by trusted friends. So every single product that we recommend has been sourced directly from parents.
I am transparent about what I’m building, and my goal is to simplify this process for all future parents. So please let me know what you think & if you have any questions. My parent type quiz is just the start for what I want to build.
We can raise our children with less stuff, and the process of preparing for them doesn’t have to be so complicated.
Hi! Being a parent is difficult and challenging either way; I'd hate to give off a false pretense that it's not too difficult. However, you're motivated in a different way. So you find less excuses and you just press forward in a way you didn't know you were capable of. Best of luck to you on that journey when the time is right, and thanks for reading my post!
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 22.3 ms ] threadI want to change this and simplify it.
So I built Poppylist.
To ensure all future parents spend significantly less time researching every baby product under the sun, I developed a Parent Type quiz that’ll match each person with their respective parent type: The Minimalist, The Environmentalist, The Practical, or the Tech-Savvy Parent. Based on your parent type, users receive a corresponding baby registry checklist (each list has less than 50 items). I built the quiz in Typeform.
I learned a lot while developing the quiz and talking with other parents. For example, most people will spend 30+ hours researching their products only to register for items referred to them by trusted friends. So every single product that we recommend has been sourced directly from parents.
I am transparent about what I’m building, and my goal is to simplify this process for all future parents. So please let me know what you think & if you have any questions. My parent type quiz is just the start for what I want to build.
We can raise our children with less stuff, and the process of preparing for them doesn’t have to be so complicated.