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I built https://choremate.co https://choremate.co because we needed it ourselves and I couldn't, initially, find something similar. When I applied to YC I did m
by k00b 6y ago
I built https://choremate.co https://choremate.co because we needed it ourselves and I couldn't, initially, find something similar. When I applied to YC I did more extensive research and found lots of past and current attempts.
My approach has novel insight but part of why I couldn't find competitors is because the market for coliving tools is weak.
I suspect (from this obviously limited anecdote) the problem with most ideas where competitors aren't apparent is that the market is weak. In such cases, the real competitive advantage is likely in finding a solution to the market weakness. Market might be weak because existing solutions aren't very good but in my case it's more complicated.
Past/current attempts/failures can give you a lot of valuable information about what doesn't work so learning about them gives you a smaller space to search for what will work.
- impendia 6y agoLooks interesting, I checked it out. I'm curious, is your revenue model to keep all those $2 fines that get charged to roommates who don't do the dishes? :)
- k00b 6y agoThanks for giving it a gander! Right on the money. I think that's the most approachable revenue model; "free unless you don't do your chores" or some such. Perhaps a paid tier with additional features or gated by household size ... I dream of making housing coops (10+ people to a house) much more scalable. I have high churn ATM though so most of my concern is there.