Postcard Press.

I love sending and receiving physical mail, but I almost never send it. Writing, buying a stamp, and finding a blue mailbox is often too much friction.

So I built Postcard Press.

I wanted an easier way to stay in touch with friends, so I built the MVP in one night with Claude Code, the PostGrid API, and Stripe. Just upload a photo, write a note, and add an address, and Postcard Press prints and mails a physical postcard for you.

Postcard Press keeps long-distance friends and relationships connected. It's for anyone who wants to send something real to someone far away, without hunting for stamps or a mailbox. Common users include:

• TravelersSend photos from a trip to friends, right from your phone.
• Long-distance friends & relationshipsStay in each other's lives with mail that feels more thoughtful than a text.

Card apps already handle printing and mailing, but they're built around designing a card, not quickly sending a thought.

• TouchnotePolished, but subscription-first with lots of steps.
• PostableBuilt for holidays and bulk sends, not everyday notes.
• HallmarkTemplate-driven, so it doesn't feel like you.

First, I built an MVP prototype with Claude Code, hooked up to PostGrid's print-and-mail API. Before making it production-ready, I wanted to validate the idea. Here's what I did:

• Demoed it in personGave a demo to 10+ people at ProductCon, a product manager conference in SF.
• Shared the build onlineOrganic video posts reached 100K+ people on Instagram.
• Set up a waitlistCollected 100+ emails (built with Tally).

Postcard Press is live and has mailed 150+ postcards to keep people in touch.

It was also featured in Business Insider, and you can read the story here ↗︎