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Thanks for the advice! I am trying to augment street cleaning and change the alternate side parking to make it better. It happens throughout the big cities in t

Thanks for the advice! I am trying to augment street cleaning and change the alternate side parking to make it better. It happens throughout the big cities in the dense urban parts like NYC, Jersey City, SF, LA. Mine is a small city in hudson county NJ. I've been talking to a few people and here is what they had to say to add onto what you already mentioned: 1. Ask the city if they already have some future investment in the area, that will help me narrow down what department and people to talk to. 2. Look at the city's budget on street cleaning. If it's say 5 million a year and there is some revenue generation say 2.5 million, then how does what I am doing affect it. Once I have these narrowed down these and see no obvious red flags to govt approval, I can build a simple landing page and survey to gauge public interest.

chfritz 2y ago
Do you know https://www.viabot.com/ https://www.viabot.com/ and https://www.enway.ai/ https://www.enway.ai/ ?
- itissid 2y ago
  Thanks. I hadn't heard of them. But it would be really cool to connect with them and learn about some crossover learnings I am sure I will encounter down the line.
  - chfritz 2y ago
    What would you say your competitive advantage is compared to these companies that have a few years of head start? Don't mean to discourage you, but it's better to think about this early.
    - itissid 2y ago
      I think these companies are trying to solve a different problem: They are just inventing a way to clean streets using near autonomy. I am trying to figure out how to solve a pain-point which can work along with current or these technologies and I can bring them faster to market because they are not nearly as complicated (human supervision). Without elaborating the idea completely here(being cautious), it solves a problem unique to us that are not being solved by any one of these companies.
      - chfritz 2y ago
        Interesting. I have more questions but this thread is getting long. Want to find me online (see my profile) so we can chat elsewhere?

chfritz 2y ago

Do you know https://www.viabot.com/ https://www.viabot.com/ and https://www.enway.ai/ https://www.enway.ai/ ?

itissid 2y ago
Thanks. I hadn't heard of them. But it would be really cool to connect with them and learn about some crossover learnings I am sure I will encounter down the line.
- chfritz 2y ago
  What would you say your competitive advantage is compared to these companies that have a few years of head start? Don't mean to discourage you, but it's better to think about this early.
  - itissid 2y ago
    I think these companies are trying to solve a different problem: They are just inventing a way to clean streets using near autonomy. I am trying to figure out how to solve a pain-point which can work along with current or these technologies and I can bring them faster to market because they are not nearly as complicated (human supervision). Without elaborating the idea completely here(being cautious), it solves a problem unique to us that are not being solved by any one of these companies.
    - chfritz 2y ago
      Interesting. I have more questions but this thread is getting long. Want to find me online (see my profile) so we can chat elsewhere?