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Apply HN: MoveBuddha – Kayak for Moving

4 points by rcarrigan87 11y ago

The process of finding moving information and pricing online feels like walking through a virtual used car lot. Vague answers, shifty salespeople, and bloated email inboxes all to find moving options that might not even meet your needs. moveBuddha provides instant price comparison and advice to help the 40m Americans who move per year get the most out of the $30bn+ they spend on moving services. Our team consists of a developer with 15 years of enterprise development experience and an internet marketer with 4 years experience selling moving services. This has been a side project for the past year and a half. Check us out here: https://www.movebuddha.com/ - demo link is right under the get started button.

Atlas 11y ago
I have been ripped off by an interstate moving company before so I am aware of the problems. Movers usually figure out some way to extract more money after they take your stuff. I liked the demo site except the differences between the low and high quotes for the different classes of services was wide. Is that based on a common weight and volume comparison? Is there another reason for the gap?
- rcarrigan87 11y ago
  Quotes can vary widely from one provider to another, hence the ranges. Right now we are using predictive pricing based on historical data, so that also can create wider ranges. We are working on integrating with pricing APIs which will make the pricing real time. Moving companies probably have the largest gaps, with quotes sometimes being $10K+ different between two moving companies. That's fairly typically, so those ranges will always be wide. The comparisons are based on a common volume. I'm happy you asked this because a lot of people get taken advantage of by simply not evenly comparing options on a volume basis. You're primarily paying for space when you move. We eliminate the room for error by always comparing options on an even basis.
vit05 11y ago
I love your company Name :) There is an episode of House, which shows a statue of Buddha, if you raise, you will have great luck. I associate it with the name of your company. Many apps, that make similar services as the one you are offer, are sold as Uber for X. I think yours is different from them because you only show the price, right ?
- rcarrigan87 11y ago
  Believe it or not, but moving is up there with death and divorce in terms of stress inducing events. We wanted a calming brand. We are also fans of minimalism. Most people pay a lot to move crap they don't need. We are all about only moving the essentials. We provide price comparison, so moveBuddha is closer to Kayak or Travelocity than Uber. However, moving is way more complicated than booking a flight. A big part of our value add is walking you through all the complexity and explaining the process.

4 points by rcarrigan87 11y ago

Atlas 11y ago

I have been ripped off by an interstate moving company before so I am aware of the problems. Movers usually figure out some way to extract more money after they take your stuff. I liked the demo site except the differences between the low and high quotes for the different classes of services was wide. Is that based on a common weight and volume comparison? Is there another reason for the gap?

rcarrigan87 11y ago
Quotes can vary widely from one provider to another, hence the ranges. Right now we are using predictive pricing based on historical data, so that also can create wider ranges. We are working on integrating with pricing APIs which will make the pricing real time. Moving companies probably have the largest gaps, with quotes sometimes being $10K+ different between two moving companies. That's fairly typically, so those ranges will always be wide. The comparisons are based on a common volume. I'm happy you asked this because a lot of people get taken advantage of by simply not evenly comparing options on a volume basis. You're primarily paying for space when you move. We eliminate the room for error by always comparing options on an even basis.

vit05 11y ago

I love your company Name :) There is an episode of House, which shows a statue of Buddha, if you raise, you will have great luck. I associate it with the name of your company. Many apps, that make similar services as the one you are offer, are sold as Uber for X. I think yours is different from them because you only show the price, right ?

rcarrigan87 11y ago
Believe it or not, but moving is up there with death and divorce in terms of stress inducing events. We wanted a calming brand. We are also fans of minimalism. Most people pay a lot to move crap they don't need. We are all about only moving the essentials. We provide price comparison, so moveBuddha is closer to Kayak or Travelocity than Uber. However, moving is way more complicated than booking a flight. A big part of our value add is walking you through all the complexity and explaining the process.