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I would totally use this, and I think it's an excellent product name. The most painful thing for me and my dog has been finding reputable dog boarding, doggy d

I would totally use this, and I think it's an excellent product name. The most painful thing for me and my dog has been finding reputable dog boarding, doggy daycare, vets, etc. I just moved across the country, so there's not many people I know locally who would help out — so I think it would be a really good idea to partner with companies and individuals offering services like walking, sitting, boarding, etc. Yelp sucks. It would probably be the only realistic revenue stream too. In terms of social connections, I'm not clear as to how the entire process would work on first glance. Awesome job for an MVP.

cjwake 15y ago
Thanks so much for the note, Tony! We built this first version to make it easier for pet owners to go directly to their existing friends/ connections for help (boarding, for instance) when they are away. Like you said, pet owners find it difficult to locate trustworthy sources for this sort of thing, and many we talked with would prefer to go direct to friends, family, etc., but asking for help in those cases sucks. Non-pet-owners we talked with said they really want to help/ hangout with cool pets, but they simply don't get asked. We want to fix that issue first, so we make those connections easier to make by having coordination in one place, and helping to remove the "awkward" in asking for help. We want asking for help from friends to be as easy or easier than picking up the phone to call a kennel. I mentioned in another comment here, but we're definitely thinking about ways we can grow each user's graph beyond direct friends, including some elements similar to LinkedIn (e.g. your direct friends giving an endorsement to their friends, so when you see a friend of friend come up as an option for help, you see 5 other direct friends have vouched for that person and their love/ ability to watch dogs). We envision something similar for professionals as well. We're really excited about the possibilities here! Don't hesitate to drop a note with any other feedback or comments as you dive in.

cjwake 15y ago

Thanks so much for the note, Tony! We built this first version to make it easier for pet owners to go directly to their existing friends/ connections for help (boarding, for instance) when they are away. Like you said, pet owners find it difficult to locate trustworthy sources for this sort of thing, and many we talked with would prefer to go direct to friends, family, etc., but asking for help in those cases sucks. Non-pet-owners we talked with said they really want to help/ hangout with cool pets, but they simply don't get asked. We want to fix that issue first, so we make those connections easier to make by having coordination in one place, and helping to remove the "awkward" in asking for help. We want asking for help from friends to be as easy or easier than picking up the phone to call a kennel. I mentioned in another comment here, but we're definitely thinking about ways we can grow each user's graph beyond direct friends, including some elements similar to LinkedIn (e.g. your direct friends giving an endorsement to their friends, so when you see a friend of friend come up as an option for help, you see 5 other direct friends have vouched for that person and their love/ ability to watch dogs). We envision something similar for professionals as well. We're really excited about the possibilities here! Don't hesitate to drop a note with any other feedback or comments as you dive in.