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The is certainly space for a "Uber/Airbnb for home services", but I am not sure Amazon will be it. What startups are in this space, and do they have any tractio

The is certainly space for a "Uber/Airbnb for home services", but I am not sure Amazon will be it. What startups are in this space, and do they have any traction?

ericleung 12y ago
Seems like Taskrabbit sort of fills this space at the moment, unaware of other startups in the space though
beaner 12y ago
Task Rabbit is pretty good and well known, and now there's Magic which sits on top of it. There's a lot more but they're smaller.
- logn 12y ago
  To me, Magic seems like a ChaCha that takes your credit card number and makes a few calls. That's fine, but it seems that places like Task Rabbit and Amazon Home are attempting to guarantee some level of satisfaction and results. I've seen a couple other startups like Magic too. It's basically paying people to google for you. That might disrupt the personal assistant space but probably not the market for home services.
- TorKlingberg 12y ago
  I always thought TaskRabbit was for unskilled jobs. More assembling IKEA desks than plumbing and electrics.
Gurkenmaster 12y ago
previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9265817 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9265817
frankdenbow 12y ago
Thumbtack is one http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/20/service-marketplace-thumbtack-raises-100m-round-led-by-google-capital/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/20/service-marketplace-thumbta...
loupereira 12y ago
Recently launched Super Fast Yellow Pages: http://www.superfastyellowpages.com/ http://www.superfastyellowpages.com/
rcdexta 12y ago
There is are many including http://www.pro.com http://www.pro.com, http://www.redbeacon.com http://www.redbeacon.com, http://www.homeadvisor.com/ http://www.homeadvisor.com/. Apparently the first one is backed by Bezos Expeditions! http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-09-24/pro-dot-com-raises-another-14-million-to-help-renovate-your-home http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-09-24/pro-dot-com-...

The is certainly space for a "Uber/Airbnb for home services", but I am not sure Amazon will be it. What startups are in this space, and do they have any traction?

ericleung 12y ago

Seems like Taskrabbit sort of fills this space at the moment, unaware of other startups in the space though

beaner 12y ago

Task Rabbit is pretty good and well known, and now there's Magic which sits on top of it. There's a lot more but they're smaller.

logn 12y ago
To me, Magic seems like a ChaCha that takes your credit card number and makes a few calls. That's fine, but it seems that places like Task Rabbit and Amazon Home are attempting to guarantee some level of satisfaction and results. I've seen a couple other startups like Magic too. It's basically paying people to google for you. That might disrupt the personal assistant space but probably not the market for home services.
TorKlingberg 12y ago
I always thought TaskRabbit was for unskilled jobs. More assembling IKEA desks than plumbing and electrics.

Gurkenmaster 12y ago

previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9265817 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9265817

frankdenbow 12y ago

Thumbtack is one http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/20/service-marketplace-thumbtack-raises-100m-round-led-by-google-capital/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/20/service-marketplace-thumbta...

loupereira 12y ago

Recently launched Super Fast Yellow Pages: http://www.superfastyellowpages.com/ http://www.superfastyellowpages.com/

rcdexta 12y ago

There is are many including http://www.pro.com http://www.pro.com, http://www.redbeacon.com http://www.redbeacon.com, http://www.homeadvisor.com/ http://www.homeadvisor.com/. Apparently the first one is backed by Bezos Expeditions! http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-09-24/pro-dot-com-raises-another-14-million-to-help-renovate-your-home http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-09-24/pro-dot-com-...