Honestly, Now is a personal advice site that I first saw demoed at Hoboken Tech Meetup in March. Started by Bob Petrie and Tereza Nemessany, NYC-based Honestly is a Q&A sub-genre specializing in personal advice and appearance feedback. You ask the community which eyeglass frame is more flattering, or whether it’s ok to bring your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend as a date to a wedding, or is my couch better when it overlaps the shag rug or just a smidgen off of it.
Pictures help for these kinds of problems.
Yesterday, this startup announced they’ve made the transition to a public beta. I know … another Q&A site. But what differentiates HN is their posse of expert advice givers, called the ‘Fab 50’, who can step in to offer their wisdom.
The 50 are heavily weighed towards fashion and fitness–fashion designer Marc Bouwer, supermodel Emme, and “image guru” Montgomery Frazier. And they’ve got the relationship expertise covered with the likes of Lou Paget, “world renouned sex educator, the inimitable Savvy Auntie,, and “manhood advocate” Tom Matlack.
The Honestly community is active, and I was able to get my question about kitchen contracting answered: the consensus, by a 3-1 margin, is that a 30% down payment is fair for a major renovation.
And wouldn’t you know it, Montgomery Frazier chipped in and added his gravitas by noting 30% is standard for kitchen work. Which is completely true, after having checked with my own expert network.
Thank you, Mr. Frazier.
As one of the Fab50 [http://honestlynow.com/fab50], Ms. Nemessany and Mr. Petrie both have an incredible driving force which drives us and this website from the most personal standpoint. We look forward to continued and greater successes with Honestly, Now.
We welcome all to visit the website and ask your plexing questions by visiting us at http://www.HonestlyNow.com.
There are amazing experts across a range of topics. At the top is the Fab 50, who are renowned for what they do, be it etiquette, business advice, career or style and beauty. You can ask questions, even anonymously if you like, and always be assured of an honest opinion.
-Cowboy Butler, Fab50 of HonestlyNow.com