SuddenSelfie

The inspiration for SuddenSelfie began with a group of friends texting each other selfies at the same moment in time. The friends all lived in different cities, and they discovered that sharing these stupid little selfies made them feeling surprisingly close to one another -- much more connected than simply following each other on social media platforms. Quickly, they realized that they were not alone: it turned out many groups had landed on the same behavior of real-time, group selfie-sharing. And it seemed everyone did this on different messaging apps built for other purposes.

Two of the friends started imagining an app specifically designed to support this behavior. They envisioned a social media platform not about filters or performing for followers -- but instead about authenticity and connecting to the small groups that matter most. Though they had never built an app before, they set off to build SuddenSelfie, drawing support from friends, family, and inspired beta testers each step of the way. Thank you to many, many people who have made this app possible -- you know who you are.