Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental for people who move a lot
Feather ( https://rentfeather.com ) is a furniture rental company, setting out to provide stylish, affordable furniture to people and startups that move frequently. I've moved 5 times in 6 years living in New York, and each time I spent an overwhelming amount of time at IKEA buying, schlepping, and assembling furniture I didn't exactly want. And at the end of each lease, I found myself with furniture that didn't travel well to my new apartment, and often had to scrap it, only to return to IKEA again to furnish my new apartment. It was a cycle of buying things I didn't really want, that didn't really last - and I'm sure many of you have gone through the same trouble. That gave me the idea for Feather. Click a few buttons and your furniture is delivered, fully assembled, and placed in the room of your choice. And importantly, when you're ready t
Why it failed
Feather ( https://rentfeather.com ) is a furniture rental company, setting out to provide stylish, affordable furniture to people and startups that move frequently. I've moved 5 times in 6 years living in New York, and each time I spent an overwhelming amount of ti
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- jayreno
- Ended
- 2017
- Source
- hackernews