Storyworth
American storytelling platform
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Storyworth is an American storytelling platform that sends weekly prompts to subscribers and compiles their responses into a printed book.[2][3]
| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2013 |
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| Products | Printed hardcover books |
| Website | www |
History
Storyworth was founded in 2013 by Nick Baum, a San Francisco-based software engineer and product manager who left Google in 2011 to create his own startup, and his wife Krista.[4][5] The idea grew out of his project, Dear Robot, that texted a daily question and produced a mini diary from the collected replies,[2] and Baum's interest in his father's early life.[5][4][6]
Business model
Subscribers receive one question per week and can reply in writing (on the website or by e-mail), or with audio recording via phone.[4] The collected stories are compiled into a hardcover book.[2][3] Users can also compose their own questions[7] and upload their photographs.[2]
In 2022, the annual fee was US$99, and the subscription tied a year of weekly prompts to book production with options to add photos, design the cover, and make edits before printing.[8][9]
In 2025, Storyworth collaborated with book designer Carol Ly to redesign its printed books and rebuild its photo-layout system. The company also introduced Spanish-language support for its weekly prompts and responses.[1][10]
As of 2026, the company reported having printed more than one million books and collected around 35 million stories.[1][10]
