The Pen Addict

479: Fountain Pen Companion with Urban Hafner

Sep 16, 2021
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INSIGHT

Analog Hobbies Attract Technical Types

  • Many analog hobbies attract technically minded people seeking tactile balance with digital life.
  • Urban notes the hobby still spends time online consuming videos and chatting, blending analog and digital worlds.
ANECDOTE

From Cheap Pens To Quality Japanese Nibs

  • Urban bought many inexpensive Chinese pens and learned to tinker and fix nibs and filling systems.
  • He eventually moved toward Sailor and Platinum pens for more longevity and better performance.
ANECDOTE

Sharing Sparked Feature Growth

  • The first FPC feature let users list and share inks so they could arrange sample trades.
  • Users' excitement around that simple sharing tool prompted Urban to expand features like pens and currently inked tracking.
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