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Awesome! Some quick comments: * What about non-human use cases, like shearing pets between seasons? If you can solve getting pets to stay still could be a pos

Awesome! Some quick comments: * What about non-human use cases, like shearing pets between seasons? If you can solve getting pets to stay still could be a possible initial use case. Seems easier to get traction! * As pitched, this seems more like an add-on than standalone product. Where could this be an add-on? Airport bar? Airport massage parlor? You need people to get into the door, the haircut won't be it but it can be part of the experience! * Would salons/barbers be interested in buying this device so that they can service more customers, i.e. increase customers/hour or a similar metric? Run some surveys/ask owners to find out! * Youtube video for the next iteration of the product can be sharper ... see something like Paolo from Tokyo videos, etc. Editing matters. You want this idea to go viral!

dopeboy 7y ago
Awesome questions & comments thomzi12. 1) Possibly. It's not something we've explored though I am told by many pet owners that getting them to stay still is a challenging task. 2) I might disagree with you there; we're trying to create the barbershop of the future. It will live in airports, malls, and offices. 3) Yes and we're starting those conversations. 4) I hear you. I personally care a lot about presentation and what you're seeing now is the floor of our capabilities. It will only get better as we grow.
- ryanmercer 7y ago
  > we're trying to create the barbershop of the future I think you are wholly out of touch with barbershops in most of the country. They are social places. People go, sit for 15, 30, 60 minutes waiting for their haircut talking to each other. In the past several years a lot of them have gone back to the 'old timey' setup with the 'old timey' garb even. The barbers don't just run some clippers over your head as fast as they can, they take their time. Even if you want a #2 all over they're going to use scissors, clippers and a straight razor. They're going to use warm lather to create crisp, shaved, lines, they're going to talk to you, you're going to talk to them, you're going to talk to other people sitting around, you might play a game of chess or checkers with the person next to you while you wait. Barber shops, for many decades, have been social hubs. Places for men to go for an hour or two and shoot the shinola. Have you actually visited non-chain barbershops? Have you talked to any barbers or stylists? People build relationships with their clients, barbers and stylists have social media presences even now where they show off their skills and highlight clients. What you are trying to create is a way to save the military money when they process people at basic training, which will probably actually cost them time as a skilled barber can do a buzz cut comparable with what your machine will do in a fraction of the time. Even chain establishments, like Sport clips, sell you an experience. Every employee is wearing referee garb, everything is sports themed, sports content are on the televisions, the stores are decorated like locker rooms, hot towel, neck massagers, scalp wash, beard/neck trimming, etc. What you're trying to replace is people like you that don't seem to like interacting with human beings and want everything as efficient as possible and just want a buzz cut. Most people are not like this. You're going to have a very tiny customer base, if your product can even legally be used (this stuff is regulated on a state by state basis, requires licensing, requires certain health standards, requires a human and varying amounts of training, zoning comes into play for where you can set up shop etc). I also offered you dozens of questions elsewhere in the thread, none of which you addressed. There are a LOT of hurdles here. I think you are in desperate need of actually talking to stylists/barbers, visiting some barbershops and salons and doing some reading research. https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/23/black-barbershops-photo-essay-interview https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/23/black-barbershops-photo-... https://www.wnyc.org/story/fear-black-barbershop/ https://www.wnyc.org/story/fear-black-barbershop/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/rediscovering-the-barbershop/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/rediscovering-the-ba... https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/07/06/barbershops-are-back-and-bucking-retail-trends/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/07/06/barbershops-a... https://www.ogleschool.edu/blog/resurgence-of-the-great-american-barbershop/ https://www.ogleschool.edu/blog/resurgence-of-the-great-amer... https://business.mindbody.io/education/blog/barber-shops-trend-will-not-fade-away https://business.mindbody.io/education/blog/barber-shops-tre... https://nearsay.com/c/456502/306271/why-barbershops-have-seen-a-resurgence-in-popularity https://nearsay.com/c/456502/306271/why-barbershops-have-see... https://scandinaviantraveler.com/en/lifestyle/retro-barbershops-are-making-a-trendy-comeback https://scandinaviantraveler.com/en/lifestyle/retro-barbersh...
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dopeboy 7y ago

Awesome questions & comments thomzi12. 1) Possibly. It's not something we've explored though I am told by many pet owners that getting them to stay still is a challenging task. 2) I might disagree with you there; we're trying to create the barbershop of the future. It will live in airports, malls, and offices. 3) Yes and we're starting those conversations. 4) I hear you. I personally care a lot about presentation and what you're seeing now is the floor of our capabilities. It will only get better as we grow.

ryanmercer 7y ago
> we're trying to create the barbershop of the future I think you are wholly out of touch with barbershops in most of the country. They are social places. People go, sit for 15, 30, 60 minutes waiting for their haircut talking to each other. In the past several years a lot of them have gone back to the 'old timey' setup with the 'old timey' garb even. The barbers don't just run some clippers over your head as fast as they can, they take their time. Even if you want a #2 all over they're going to use scissors, clippers and a straight razor. They're going to use warm lather to create crisp, shaved, lines, they're going to talk to you, you're going to talk to them, you're going to talk to other people sitting around, you might play a game of chess or checkers with the person next to you while you wait. Barber shops, for many decades, have been social hubs. Places for men to go for an hour or two and shoot the shinola. Have you actually visited non-chain barbershops? Have you talked to any barbers or stylists? People build relationships with their clients, barbers and stylists have social media presences even now where they show off their skills and highlight clients. What you are trying to create is a way to save the military money when they process people at basic training, which will probably actually cost them time as a skilled barber can do a buzz cut comparable with what your machine will do in a fraction of the time. Even chain establishments, like Sport clips, sell you an experience. Every employee is wearing referee garb, everything is sports themed, sports content are on the televisions, the stores are decorated like locker rooms, hot towel, neck massagers, scalp wash, beard/neck trimming, etc. What you're trying to replace is people like you that don't seem to like interacting with human beings and want everything as efficient as possible and just want a buzz cut. Most people are not like this. You're going to have a very tiny customer base, if your product can even legally be used (this stuff is regulated on a state by state basis, requires licensing, requires certain health standards, requires a human and varying amounts of training, zoning comes into play for where you can set up shop etc). I also offered you dozens of questions elsewhere in the thread, none of which you addressed. There are a LOT of hurdles here. I think you are in desperate need of actually talking to stylists/barbers, visiting some barbershops and salons and doing some reading research. https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/23/black-barbershops-photo-essay-interview https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/23/black-barbershops-photo-... https://www.wnyc.org/story/fear-black-barbershop/ https://www.wnyc.org/story/fear-black-barbershop/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/rediscovering-the-barbershop/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/rediscovering-the-ba... https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/07/06/barbershops-are-back-and-bucking-retail-trends/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/07/06/barbershops-a... https://www.ogleschool.edu/blog/resurgence-of-the-great-american-barbershop/ https://www.ogleschool.edu/blog/resurgence-of-the-great-amer... https://business.mindbody.io/education/blog/barber-shops-trend-will-not-fade-away https://business.mindbody.io/education/blog/barber-shops-tre... https://nearsay.com/c/456502/306271/why-barbershops-have-seen-a-resurgence-in-popularity https://nearsay.com/c/456502/306271/why-barbershops-have-see... https://scandinaviantraveler.com/en/lifestyle/retro-barbershops-are-making-a-trendy-comeback https://scandinaviantraveler.com/en/lifestyle/retro-barbersh...
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