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artag
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YourMechanic | Mountain View Hey Guys - YourMechanic is hiring for several positions. We are a team of 5. We are making the process of fixing and maintaining cars super easy (mechanic comes to you, total transparency, 30% lower cost). We a
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I also believe that people should hear different point of views. Thanks for sharing your story! But hopefully people also realize that the existence of a co-founder doesn't mean that there is no clear leadership. YourMechanic would not be
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Why are glasses so expensive?
(cbsnews.com)
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artag
14y ago
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yea, it is really hard to compete on oil change price. 80% of our services are price competitive (even up to 30% less expensive).
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we are getting there :). more like yourmechanic.com/problem/car-is-not-starting - some place where you can all the common reasons etc. There are a lot of things we need to improve.
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Thank you for posting this!
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super appreciate your support :)
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dude! thank you for sharing your story and being an awesome customer! we used the photo you took in our TC disrupt presentation :)
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artag
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Sam - please email me at art@yourmechanic.com and please let me know what type of car it is. I will check with our mechanics to see which one can drive up there.
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mechanic set their own time. response time really depends on how busy they are. we don't promise a response time yet. our mechanics use our mobile app to do all their scheduling. it is really fill your spare capacity model (work on weekends
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it is like that model. the only difference is that we dont ask our mechanics to compete. we set the fair price for them so that there is no bidding.
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artag
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Thanks for being an awesome customer! :)
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artag
14y ago
we have run into a couple of those situations. There is not a whole lot we can do at this point. :(
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14y ago
yea. it is similar. one immediately visible difference is that we don't provide vans to mechanics. also, we have a full pricing engine online (unlike lube mobile) which allows us to ensure that people are getting fair prices. Its totally tr
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YourMechanic (YC W12) launches in South Bay (at TC Disrupt)
(yourmechanic.com)
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14y ago
card present business (like your local coffee shop) pays less than 2% and their monthly fees are also lower. 2.75% range is usually for online businesses (card not present).
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14y ago
Congrats guys! I was curious, so I signed up for a free a/c. super easy to use, and beautifully designed product!
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congrats Ash & Team!
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congrats guys! Its amazing how far you have come along in such a short amount of time.
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14y ago
sweet! got mine! :-)
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YourMechanic (Car Repair 2.0) - Hiring awesome engineers
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artag
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Hiring Designer & Mobile App Developer: Let's fix the car repair industry
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artag
15y ago
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Hey Jerry - (Art from YM).. sorry about this. You are right. The reality is that our site is not supposed to be public yet, but I guess it was too easy to find out the internal pages! When we launch this, we will make sure it is super clear
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Hey Charlie - Art from YourMechanic. It was supposed to be $90,000 in transaction, billing $20k per month now. I will request TC to fix this error. I wouldn't mind getting 90k transactions though :).
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Hey Guys - Art from YourMechanic. We can actually fix 75% of all car problems. We currently focus on a list of about 200 jobs (these are the things that your car needs most often).
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How to turn an awful user experience into an awesome experience
(pandodaily.com)
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15y ago
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YC12 - Looking for an awesome web/mobile app designer
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artag
15y ago
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Startup (yc12) looking for an awesome designer
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artag
15y ago