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I'm in a startup working on a competitor to craigslist. We have a long way to go but so far I think we have good bones. We are hoping to work toward being more

I'm in a startup working on a competitor to craigslist. We have a long way to go but so far I think we have good bones. We are hoping to work toward being more open for people to build on top of us. http://www.flugpo.com http://www.flugpo.com

dcurtis 18y ago
Can you explain why you're creating a craigslist competitor? I'm having a hard time understanding why so many people are doing this. What problem are you solving?
- mlinsey 18y ago
  Right - openness can be a strong advantage but only after there are some compelling applications built on top of that openness.
- STHayden 18y ago
  craigslist has an problem with anonymous posters. People often get ripped off because there is no good way to check on a persons reputation. Flugpo.com is trying to create a space where you can find out more about who the people are that you are trying to deal with. Not a solution for all people but some people are more concerned with online safety then others.
  - alaskamiller 18y ago
    so a free ebay.
    - STHayden 18y ago
      nope.. not a free ebay either... I like to think of Flugpo.com as a middle ground between ebay and craigslist. There is a large spectrum of security between ebay and craigslist and we are trying to fill that middle gap.
- jrockway 18y ago
  I got my first two apartments on Craigslist, both a few years ago. I was looking for a new one this year on Craigslist, but the rentals section is so full of lies and "call me for info" that it's worthless. Basically, the openness of Craigslist is destroying it. I'm not sure how to solve the problem, but I would really like a forum that is non-commercial.
  - STHayden 18y ago
    it's a hard problem in general because craigslist has such market share... when myspace was that dominant back in the day every one knew they would fall eventually because myspace was such a pain to use. craigslist's problems are not so glaringly functional. They have safety problems with anonymous posters and scamers. They have issues with locking out people in the development community. I've heard a lot of complains about their forums. It's hard to figure out the best way to attack though problems in a way that draws people from craigslist to a new service.
  - cmm324 18y ago
    Our goal for our startup http://www.propertystampede.com http://www.propertystampede.com is to captures the dynamic listings that craigslist does for rental property, but in a fraud free environment. Come check us out, and if you have rental property or are a property manager, please sign up for the beta. Christopher Mancini Co-Founder, Property Stampede LLC
    - cmm324 18y ago
      Why the downmode? Our product is indirectly creating an environment for property managers to list individual units, and because of the design of the system, you have to be using our property management software to list on our listing engine. Reducing possible fraud if not eliminating it all together. Our listing engine will not provide the same listings you see in forrent.com, rent.com and apartments.com, which is primarily apartment complexes. Our goal is to provide a wide variety of rental listings more similar to craigslist. Listings that normally would not find themselves on the above mentioned sites due to the magnitude of cost that is required to list there. For this I get downmoded :( Sincerely, Christopher Mancini

dcurtis 18y ago

Can you explain why you're creating a craigslist competitor? I'm having a hard time understanding why so many people are doing this. What problem are you solving?

mlinsey 18y ago
Right - openness can be a strong advantage but only after there are some compelling applications built on top of that openness.
STHayden 18y ago
craigslist has an problem with anonymous posters. People often get ripped off because there is no good way to check on a persons reputation. Flugpo.com is trying to create a space where you can find out more about who the people are that you are trying to deal with. Not a solution for all people but some people are more concerned with online safety then others.
- alaskamiller 18y ago
  so a free ebay.
  - STHayden 18y ago
    nope.. not a free ebay either... I like to think of Flugpo.com as a middle ground between ebay and craigslist. There is a large spectrum of security between ebay and craigslist and we are trying to fill that middle gap.
jrockway 18y ago
I got my first two apartments on Craigslist, both a few years ago. I was looking for a new one this year on Craigslist, but the rentals section is so full of lies and "call me for info" that it's worthless. Basically, the openness of Craigslist is destroying it. I'm not sure how to solve the problem, but I would really like a forum that is non-commercial.
- STHayden 18y ago
  it's a hard problem in general because craigslist has such market share... when myspace was that dominant back in the day every one knew they would fall eventually because myspace was such a pain to use. craigslist's problems are not so glaringly functional. They have safety problems with anonymous posters and scamers. They have issues with locking out people in the development community. I've heard a lot of complains about their forums. It's hard to figure out the best way to attack though problems in a way that draws people from craigslist to a new service.
- cmm324 18y ago
  Our goal for our startup http://www.propertystampede.com http://www.propertystampede.com is to captures the dynamic listings that craigslist does for rental property, but in a fraud free environment. Come check us out, and if you have rental property or are a property manager, please sign up for the beta. Christopher Mancini Co-Founder, Property Stampede LLC
  - cmm324 18y ago
    Why the downmode? Our product is indirectly creating an environment for property managers to list individual units, and because of the design of the system, you have to be using our property management software to list on our listing engine. Reducing possible fraud if not eliminating it all together. Our listing engine will not provide the same listings you see in forrent.com, rent.com and apartments.com, which is primarily apartment complexes. Our goal is to provide a wide variety of rental listings more similar to craigslist. Listings that normally would not find themselves on the above mentioned sites due to the magnitude of cost that is required to list there. For this I get downmoded :( Sincerely, Christopher Mancini