(2021-01-28) Aloe Bud: a Gentler Kinder App

Aloe Bud: A Gentler, Kinder App. Say hey to Amber Discko.

Amber (they/them) has been a social media professional for years. As an employee, a consultant, and now… as an entrepreneur. Back in 2016, they also did social media and voter registration work for Hillary Clinton.

“While working on the campaign, time management took a back-seat to work, and things like remembering to brush my teeth or drink water became really difficult.”

Amber wanted an app that was free to use. And personable. Something that nurtured support for people struggling with mental health challenges.

First off, Amber created a Twitter bot as an MVP approach—to gain and gauge interest.

So then, maybe it was time to kick off a Kickstarter campaign?

a successful $50K Kickstarter campaign to build a new app

a robust environment to test and revise the app. Not only did Amber perform QA, so did the Kickstarter backers.