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We are currently talking to them so we can learn and look for things to automate. We're aiming to be an online marketplace, so the services we provide (eg skil
by dizzydes 3y ago
We are currently talking to them so we can learn and look for things to automate.
We're aiming to be an online marketplace, so the services we provide (eg skill verification) won't scale if we can't have them use the interface. This is a possibility, but if it's the case we need to learn it early. We're trying to minimise the leap rather than totally change their behaviour. We've started as a messaging jobs bot on apps they already use and are slowly linking more pages to them as we go.
Startup history is full of companies that aimed to change people's behaviour over time: Uber is the cliché example in a former call-centric industry. Alas, so are startup cemeteries.
- h2odragon 3y agoThere's a market there but its already cratered with the distrust left by previous efforts. "Pay us $100 per lead" for jobs 100 miles away, other fun stuff. Suggestion: ask how many of you users actually would appreciate a website they can use with win7/IE or even older. Go into the offices and see what the IT they use is, aim for that.
- dizzydes 3y agoAgree on the distrust, human construction agencies have the same reputation as LinkedIn recruiters. That's why were hoping an open unsiloed marketplace with a references and a clear taxonomy that piggybacks on national certifications might help. On the Win7 point, 90% of our traffic is mobile but I'm sure the offices use v old OS.
- h2odragon 3y agoimage the sales point: "Our app can export invoice data to your antiquated backoffice"
- dieselgate 3y agoMake sure it works well on Android given your traffic and intended user base