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TellFi (YC W11) Helps Small Businesses Sound Professional on the Phone (allthingsd.com)
45 points by ceelee on March 1, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 9 comments


I'm seeing a lot of negativity around this launch from people asking the question "how is this different from x, y and z".

My personal opinion is that you don't need to be that different in terms of functionality if you can make a difference in execution, which I think they're doing in terms of user interface and hopefully with marketing in general.

More broadly speaking I'm interested in how they plan to go to market beyond the "echo chamber". Some of that they're probably keeping under their hats but I'm keen to find out.


Really nice. What i like mostly is the fact that you guys included screenshots within the article, great communication tactic. This definitely made me want to try your product. Good Job. I will keep an eye on your company for sure.


Hasn't Phone.com been doing this for a couple years now? http://www.phone.com/products/virtual-office/


Yes, they have. However, we're focused on making phone systems as easy as possible and will be adding a lot of functionality that no other players in the space currently offers.


Do you have any details about your unique functionality that you can share?


Just curious, what is your backend? I guess it is not Twilio.


Can I use my 800 phone number from grasshopper.com?


Yes, you definitely can port it or forward it. If you want to discuss, email us at support@tellfi.com.


really nice stuff :)




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