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I think you need something you can charge for immediately, like eduardordm said. I understand that you have a marketplace of sorts where two parties must meet p

by dgunn 14y ago

I think you need something you can charge for immediately, like eduardordm said. I understand that you have a marketplace of sorts where two parties must meet prior to a transaction but it's very unclear what it is you're doing. The fact that you have an MVP, you're already talking to prospects and there are barriers to entry that you're having difficulty with makes me ask, why the secrecy? People would have trouble catching up to you at this point, and even if they did, they would face the same problems you're currently having. This conversation would probably be much better and more helpful if people knew what you're doing. Then their answers wouldn't be, "find something to charge for", they would probably be, "You could probably do X for the side of the marketplace you have currently until the other side shows up. Charge them for that to keep you going for now."

chanced 14y ago
That's a great point. I guess my fear is that if I have to get a full-time job that it will delay me enough for someone else time to get their own MVP done. Since the application is geo-centric, they would just need to make it into markets that I'm not in yet. Groupon vs LivingSocial, for instance. Having said that, I recognize that you guys are shooting in the dark. There's very little you can do without knowing what the application is. I'm putting together a demo to cut down on the time it takes me to present to restaurants & bars (my customers). I'm also in the middle of making some changes based on some initial feedback. Once I'm done, I'll consider posting it on this thread. Thanks for your help man.
- dgunn 14y ago
  I've made deals with restaurants/bars/chefs/etc before and one piece of advice I can share that could be a huge help is to find an 'insider'. Not sure where you're living, but in certain scenes (food towns) there will be an abundance of foodies. Find one to help you. I was in NYC when I was working on a marketplace in the food/social space and we got an intern who was awesome. He was a food blogger and knew the lay of the land better than I ever could. He knew restaurant owners by first name and they knew him. He afforded us instant trust and he knew the best prospects based on what we were wanting to accomplish. Unless you're that guy who knows everybody, do this. Email me if you ever have any questions. Happy to help.

by dgunn 14y ago

chanced 14y ago

That's a great point. I guess my fear is that if I have to get a full-time job that it will delay me enough for someone else time to get their own MVP done. Since the application is geo-centric, they would just need to make it into markets that I'm not in yet. Groupon vs LivingSocial, for instance. Having said that, I recognize that you guys are shooting in the dark. There's very little you can do without knowing what the application is. I'm putting together a demo to cut down on the time it takes me to present to restaurants & bars (my customers). I'm also in the middle of making some changes based on some initial feedback. Once I'm done, I'll consider posting it on this thread. Thanks for your help man.

dgunn 14y ago
I've made deals with restaurants/bars/chefs/etc before and one piece of advice I can share that could be a huge help is to find an 'insider'. Not sure where you're living, but in certain scenes (food towns) there will be an abundance of foodies. Find one to help you. I was in NYC when I was working on a marketplace in the food/social space and we got an intern who was awesome. He was a food blogger and knew the lay of the land better than I ever could. He knew restaurant owners by first name and they knew him. He afforded us instant trust and he knew the best prospects based on what we were wanting to accomplish. Unless you're that guy who knows everybody, do this. Email me if you ever have any questions. Happy to help.