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I love this idea but I can't see a mass market for it. Many people use youtube for this. My experience is, it works well for almost any kind of repair or trade
by zxcmx 8y ago
I love this idea but I can't see a mass market for it.
Many people use youtube for this. My experience is, it works well for almost any kind of repair or trade work you can think of.
You could "remote in" an expert, but now we're talking $10-$100 an hour as opposed to free. If you're doing the work yourself I think it's safe to assume you're not valuing your own time outside work at a high dollar value.
- nmcfarl 8y agoI don't know about a mass market - but I live in rural Oregon, and booking an appointment with a local tradesperson results in them showing up 4 to 6 months out - there just aren't enough of them. Sometimes you can convince someone to drive the 2-3 hours each way from one of the nearby cities - but most these guys don't relish 6 hours driving to install a fan. So I use YouTube A Lot, and boy would I like to be able to pay someone to walk me through things. And I suspect there a a fair number of people in spots like me (if not so extreme). And I suspect there are a lot of Urban DIYers that occasionally get in over their heads and would use this service. But quantifying this market would be hard. I do think the ability to recreate the 3d environment, from the sensors on a device in the house would be pretty critical to this working. And the ability to show the customers in AR exactly what needs doing could be a difference that matters. Still I'm not quitting my day job.
- petagonoral 8y ago> If you're doing the work yourself you'd be a remote pair of hands.