The SlouchBack inflates and transforms your dorm bed into a comfortable couch in just 30 seconds. Learn more…
9/22/09 Apartment Therapy: Ohdeedoh
When we first caught a glimpse of the Slouchback (that’s the massive pillow like device above) we weren’t sold on it. It felt ginormous and awkward, but the more we wanted to hate it — the more we really started to fall in love with it. See why
9/18/09 MomFuse.com
I know it’s kind of late for the back to school season items, but the SlouchBack is something any college could use at any time. Students, especially those in dorm rooms, have a hard time finding space which is why the SlouchBack is the perfect solution.
With the simple flip of a switch, your bed becomes a relaxing couch. Using a built-in high-velocity air pump, the SlouchBack inflates and transforms your dorm bed into a comfortable couch in just 30 seconds. Switch to deflate mode, and the unit will store in the space between the bed and the wall, ready for instant use. Read full article…
8/26/2009: Boston Herald
It doesn’t matter if your parents have taken out three mortgages to pay your Ivy League bills or if you are washing dishes on a work-study program at a state school. College students of all financial backgrounds have something that bonds them well beyond career dreams and busy social lives.
Many of them have sore necks, the result of repeatedly repositioning pillows between their heads and a cinder block wall. Even on the cushiest campuses, dormitory space is extremely tight as two beds, two desks and two bureaus leave little room for a sofa or futon. And forget about beanbag chairs. The ones large enough for the average tush would eliminate any remaining floor space.
Now, two young furniture entrepreneurs are promising a solution to the head-against-cement problem. And they are unveiling their $99.99 panacea this weekend at Harvard University, MIT, Boston University, Boston College and Northeastern University. Read full article…
8/19/2009: Gilman School Alumni News
Jeff Seibert left Baltimore in 2004 with two important things besides his Gilman education: an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for computer programming and web design.
As he leaves California for Boston in 2009, he still has all of those things, not to mention a Stanford degree. Plus, he’s got something else. Read full article…
8/19/2009: College Candy
Perfect for studying or watching TV, this cushion transforms your bed into a couch in 30 seconds! It’s inflatable, so you can take it out when you want it and store it under your bed when not in use. The best part: it’s big enough for two, so you and your “study buddy” can rest comfortably together. Read full article…
8/14/2009: Brobible
You invited the girl over for a “study break.” You’ve kicked your roommate out of your dorm room. You even put some beer on ice and grabbed some snacks out of the vending machine. So where the hell are you two going to kick back and “chill?” Dorm rooms seem to keep getting smaller and smaller, and where couches or futons just won’t fit, the dorm room bed becomes an uncomfortable last resort. Enter the SlouchBack, which inflates in 30 seconds just like an air mattress to transform your bed into a three-person suede couch. Read full article…
7/31/2009: Nashua Telegraph
Most guys hanging around a college dorm room playing video games are more likely to come up with pizza toppings than an award-winning invention. But those guys aren’t Andy Goetting and Tyler Price.
What started as a late-night, “wouldn’t-it-be-cool” musing has turned into a potentially lucrative business venture for the recent college grads with their invention of the SlouchBack: an inflatable micro-suede covered pillow that turns a bed into a couch in less than 30 seconds. Read full article…
7/30/2009: Hippo Press
After four years of college, Londonderry native Tyler Price knows plenty about hanging out in cramped dorm rooms. That’s why he and a former classmate developed the SlouchBack, a product that turns a bed into a couch. Price, 23, now of Boston, graduated from Londonderry High School in 2004 and from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island last year with a degree in journalism. The SlouchBack is on sale now — see SlouchBack.com. The company will ship directly to dorms. Read full article…
5/20/2009: College Mogul
With nearly 4,300 colleges and universities in the United States, SlouchBack looks to provide comfort for dorm rooms across the country.
“Why Sit Up Straight When You Can SlouchBack?”
Andrew Goetting, Roger Williams University 2008 graduateand founder of SlouchBack, lives off of drive, perpetual optimism and a healthy obsession with comfort. Read full article…
5/14/2009: Derry News
LONDONDERRY — When Tyler Price and Andrew Goetting were roommates during their freshman year at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., their fellow dorm dwellers enjoyed stopping by their room. Read full article…
