Paper Business Cards Are Dead

A Technology Whose Time Has Passed

The business card was invented in 17th century Europe. For 400 years, it was the gold standard of professional introduction. But in 2026, it's a relic.

The Numbers Don't Lie

• 10 billion business cards are printed globally every year
• 88% are thrown away within a week
• 7 million trees are cut down annually for business card production
• $30 billion is spent on cards that end up in landfills

We're destroying forests to create paper rectangles that people immediately throw away.

The Digital Alternative

KeynodeCard offers a better way. Digital cards update instantly, never run out, and have an 87% connection rate compared to paper's 12%.

Digital doesn't get thrown away. It doesn't go stale. It doesn't hurt the planet. It just works.

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