I'm the (solo) founder at Cardbox. Happy to answer any questions and respond to feedback!
After growing frustrated from outdated, incomplete, and duplicate contact information that had accumulated over the years, I realized that the concept of contact management has become really dated.
While we've seen a lot of innovation in email and calendar apps, the same can't be said about contacts apps—even though we all use contacts, and the process of contact management hasn't changed since the first smartphones.
At the same time, the detrimental effects of social media on mental health, relationships, privacy, and politics have become quite clear, and many people want to cut down on their social media usage. The problem is that when you leave social media platforms, you also lose your social networks (note the distinction).
Then it hit me. By combining contacts and social networking, I realized most issues with both could be fixed, and in hindsight combining them just makes so much sense. Why should you manage someone else’s contact information in this age of connectivity?
In short, Cardbox is a next-generation contacts app where everyone controls their own card at all times. When you make changes to your info, those changes get instantly pushed to the device address books of your connections.
It's the one central place to stay connected to the people in your life. Whether it's family or friends, classmates or colleagues, teammates or clients; you can simply connect on Cardbox and exchange the contact information necessary to stay in touch both online and offline (this includes the messaging apps and social media you use).
My goal with Cardbox is to create a paradigm shift in the way we connect digitally, to become the first place to connect when you meet someone. Instead of creating a contact on the spot, or spelling out your usernames on services X and Y, you easily connect on Cardbox and instantly see where else you can find and contact each other—now and in the future.
Let me know what you think!