appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message countable corp. type private industry software founded 2013 headquarters san francisco california key people peter arzhintar bart myers co founders products consumer technology company website http www.countable.us countable corp. is a san francisco based technology startup company . its primary product is the countable mobile app and web based application that offers individuals the ability to review upcoming legislation before the us congress house of representatives and senate and express support or opposition to that legislation . 1 the countable app and site offers users a civic engagement platform and gives them ability to vote yea or nay for a legislation when a user is logged in through facebook or via email . 2 the app automatically generates a message and passes it over to their congressional representatives . in 2016 countable introduced the ability to record a 30 second video message to elected officials . 3 it allows citizens to collaborate with elected representatives and find unbiased information on the legislation or any other critical issue . 4 5 6 contents 1 function 2 history 3 references 4 external links function edit it offers users a list of key legislation and gives them an easy way to keep their representatives informed and hold them accountable . 2 it gives elected representatives an idea about what voters are thinking about legislation on any critical issue . the app also allows to keep a track how the representative votes and generates a compatibility rankings . 5 each piece of legislation is summarized by countable 7 broken down by pro and con arguments a short summary a cost estimate and links to additional resources including the congressional budget office the official bill text and notable press . 8 history edit the company was founded in 2013 by bart myers and peter arzhintar founders of sidereel . 1 the idea of founding application came to them after selling sidereel in 2011 . they worked on creating an app that can push updates through facebook and launched it in november 2013 . 9 references edit a b zakrzewski cat jul 16 2014 . countable wants to make politics a continual conversation . techcrunch . retrieved 28 july 2014 . a b armstrong mario may 18 2014 . mario armstrong reveals his top tech for the weekend . today.com . retrieved 28 july 2014 . myers bart 2016 03 29 . whoa video messaging your lawmakers is a thing now telling your representative and senators what you think is as easy as click speak click . . medium . retrieved 2016 08 11 . hair space character in title at position 5 help kreft elizabeth may 15 2014 . this new app could be your congressman s worst nightmare . retrieved 28 july 2014 . a b an app that makes it easy to pester your congress member . wired.com . may 14 2014 . retrieved 28 july 2014 . countable wants to make politics a chronic dialog . newduet . archived from the original on 2014 08 09 . eutaw christopher may 20 2014 . make your voice heard with countable . wall st daily . retrieved 28 july 2014 . a new political app breaks down bills on the hill into pros and cons while allowing users to easily ... . ad hoc news . july 25 2014 . retrieved 28 july 2014 . holding your congress member accountable . nbc news . july 25 2014 . retrieved 28 july 2014 . external links edit official website ios app android app retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title countable corp. & oldid 743698232 categories companies based in san franciscohidden categories cs1 errors invisible characterswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from april 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 19 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view