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I actually consulted briefly with a company that tried to do what Qwest is doing. Popular bars and clubs have lines out front for a variety of reasons. It exi
by noodle 8y ago
I actually consulted briefly with a company that tried to do what Qwest is doing.
Popular bars and clubs have lines out front for a variety of reasons. It exists, and while "we're at capacity" is one reason, its not the only reason.
The issue they encountered was that right now, "skipping the line" is something you pay the bouncer to do in cash. They're also the ones you have to convince to use this app. But you're asking them to use an app that kills that revenue stream for them, it transfers all that $ to the club owner instead. So bouncers would only half use it, or "forget" to use it, or quit and go to another club.
- longerthoughts 8y agoMaybe offer commission to bouncers to encourage them to "sell" the crowd on paid line skipping. Their earnings per person would be lower, but volume would likely be higher since I suspect more people would be willing to pay through an app when prompted rather than taking the initiative to grease a bouncer with cash.
- noodle 8y agoPerhaps. The company I helped out built out rev share as well as other things to help encourage bouncers to use the app, like a shared capacity counter so that multiple bouncers on multiple doors (maybe one person doing an "in" door and someone else on an "out" door around the corner) could keep an accurate capacity count. Was still a tough sales problem. Had to sell the club owner, had to sell the bouncers, and then had to reach and sell the club-goers. FWIW the company closed down because they couldn't solve the business problem. Edit: This is also a concept I've seen at like Startup Weekends before. IMO for Qwest to make this work, they need some really strong business connections or a really fresh take on it, which they may have.