from Hacker News

Hey HN, today we’re announcing Starlo. It’s essentially a shopify for social profiles. It’s a tool that’s built to solve for the lack of independent publishing options for content creators (of all types). It’s a self-labeled social profile, one in which the creator is the hero, not the platform. We’re taking a social-first approaching at independent publishing, with current support for short/long-form text posts, images, vertical/horizontal videos, short/long audio.

I’ve been creating content online for over a decade and I’m tired of pivoting to new platforms just to communicate my ideas. Writers and podcasters have many options for independent publishing, but creators of short-form content have no real alternatives outside of developing their own platforms, or by using existing high-maintenance social networks.

We’re launching in early access today, and will be rolling out features such as monetization options, custom domain names, content presentation options, a mobile app, and more over the next year.

I’d love to get your take on what we’re building, and I’m convinced Starlo will solve for many issues related to micro-blogging, independent publishing, and dependence on large social networks. If you want to see what it’s like so far, here’s my profile: starlo.me/jarrenrocks

Also we’re currently bootstrapped. Investors feel free to say hi jarren@starlo.me