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Haiku Review is a user review, local search and social networking app that inspires creative brevity.

Our Place in the User Review Category:
We use "user review" apps and sites like Yelp all the time to find places to go, but we feel like Haiku Review does three things that other review sites do not:

1. Ensures Brevity:
 We get turned off by the length of reviews on several of the leading review sites because they leave nothing to the imagination.  Seventeen syllables and a recommendation tell you just enough, in a fun way, without spoiling the experience before you get there.  

2. Creates a Shared Experience:
Haiku Review allows you to write a review on your phone at the location – creating a shared experience of writing the review, in haiku, with your friends.

3. Inspires Creativity:
While we use review apps and sites quite a bit, none of us have ever written a review.  We believe the Haiku provides a fun, creative structure that will inspire people to write a review.  

The Budget:
$55,000 - Build cost (3 experienced developers, UI experts, building Haiku Review over 3 months + management, overhead, maintenance, and hosting fees.)
$3,250 - Kickstarter 5%
$1950 - Amazon 3% (estimated)
$4800 - Pledge Level Rewards (estimated)
$65,000 - Total

The Schedule:
February 2012:  Begin the build (if funded)
May 2012:  First two weeks - Beta Invite
May 2012:  Last two weeks - In the App Store

The Rewards:

Good Day Sacramento Cody Stark T-shirt 

Certificate

Coaster

Window Cling