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I thought CitySourced and LocalBacon were pretty cool. They solved real problems and actually listened to their customers' pain points.
by physcab 17y ago
I thought CitySourced and LocalBacon were pretty cool. They solved real problems and actually listened to their customers' pain points.
- vaksel 17y agoi was talking more about technology. As far as those 2 choices, yeah CitySourced has a good idea, but most towns already have a line you can call to report potholes etc. LocalBacon I thought was stupid. It might have worked if it was the only option out there, but it's not. Why would a user go to their crappy site and pay money, if they can apply on Monster for free. Same goes for advertisers, they'll still have to post on Monster/Dice and deal with all that crap anyways, How many people using the LocalBacon who don't know about Monster? Also localbacon is a very bad name, I read the TC post on it yesterday, yet when you mentioned it just now, I didn't think about the company, I thought it was a service that would deliver bacon to your door. So they have 0 name stickiness.
- joez 17y agoI think these were lacking in one way or another whereas RedBeacon had a more thought out product. You have to realize that Jason and Mike have to protect the TC50 name. From a judgment perspective, the market cap proposition of CitySource is not there. As in, if you funded this and this were actually highly successful they would only be able to net a few million a year. Additionally, getting cash from cities is going to be extremely difficult in this budget cutting environment. LocalBacon was much riskier. They didn't really have a solid distribution model.