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by cody3222 7y ago
Yes, this is how we describe it! Low enough price, and max reliability. The cost of getting turned away at a hotel because you're not a guest is probably worth $6, especially if you have places to go, people to see.
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by cody3222 7y ago
On it!
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by cody3222 7y ago
Sounds like a great idea for Bounce to support someday! Thank you for describing this! We want to create a world where your things never hold you down - you always have access to what you need!
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by cody3222 7y ago
Tokyo is a massive inspiration for Bounce. We hope to have that ubiquity someday and with an even better experience including your suggestion to know which areas have empty lockers. And support for multiple languages! When I went to japan,
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by cody3222 7y ago
This seems absolutely correct. Google, Facebook...not the first but now ARE the market.
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by cody3222 7y ago
I find this super interesting to watch being on the inside. There is some phenomenon where several people around the world come up with the same idea at the same time. There's even a term for this in scientific literature: Multiple Dis
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by cody3222 7y ago
:( that sounds miserable. I hope Bounce is in Belgium for your next visit. Manned by staff, and also 24/7 support if you need help with anything.
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by cody3222 7y ago
Yes! I went to Japan after starting Bounce and was really inspired. Everywhere you go, you know you can find a locker nearby. It's ubiquitous, reliable, inexpensive...can truly change how you get around a city.
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by cody3222 7y ago
Rent is a fixed cost so if a shop is already paying $5k / month in rent, and they can turn an unused or repurposed closet into a $1k / month revenue stream, they are very happy. Not to mention all the new people (hopefully patrons
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by cody3222 7y ago
Very similar value prop to the shops. More foot traffic & more revenue. The shops that do it in the US make $0.50 per package held.
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by cody3222 7y ago
It's been an incredible model. We've already paid out $100's of thousands of revenue to small business owners in new "found" revenue. It's a totally new income stream and in many cases helps with rising rents a
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by cody3222 7y ago
So awesome to hear this. Bounce is very present in Boston with more than 30 locations. We didn't develop that market until summer, however. We love runners and it's super cool to hear this story. Do you have any ideas for how we g
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by cody3222 7y ago
Yes, we can maintain quality at deep scale. The market we can reach is insanely massive. Think of how big DoorDash, UberEats, etc is - they can tap into every restaurant. With Bounce, we can tap into every restaurant, hotel, coffee shop...a
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by cody3222 7y ago
Appreciate that! Action > words !
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by cody3222 7y ago
Thanks Abhishek! We’ve focused exclusively on the US to date (72 cities covered). Will cover EU later this year. It’s a massive problem - we hope to create a world where you can open the Bounce app and instantly drop your bags around the co
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by cody3222 7y ago
Bounce has a much higher bar for quality - for example, you may find a sketchy liquor store on other platforms but Bounce is much more focused on quality. Additionally, these other companies have been around for years. Come back to this thr
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by cody3222 7y ago
Would def love to connect. Let me know the best way to... I haven’t plugged into many conferences in the space. We’ve been a very small team grinding daily. Thanks for being such a power commenter on this thread btw!
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by cody3222 7y ago
Where have you needed this? Will add it to our expansion roadmap! Keep a look out for us next time. We're in 72 cities now and that number will at least double this year.
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by cody3222 7y ago
Awesome to hear it worked out so well. Any feedback to make it better? At Bounce, we've worked really hard to create a beautiful, easy to use product, and a lot of locations to go with it. We now have the most in NYC. Can I convince yo
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by cody3222 7y ago
Yes! This, layovers where you leave the airport, when you're coming into a city and don't have time to drop off your stuff...the list goes on! We seriously hear the craziest stories of how people use Bounce.
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by cody3222 7y ago
Awesome to hear this. I just made this discount code you can use next time: THANKSHN
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by cody3222 7y ago
It is actually really cool to see all the local mom&pop options in each city. For storage and for delivery. We work with all the shops who are willing (and will uphold our high quality bar).
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by cody3222 7y ago
Amazing. How did you discover it? Anything to be improved? EU coming soon for Bounce.
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by cody3222 7y ago
Very interesting idea. I am sad to say that the stores on our platform aren't excited when someone who appears homeless (smelly or dirty clothes) wants to use Bounce.
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by cody3222 7y ago
And if you can show traction that you're growing far faster than similar companies, it becomes much much easier to raise capital. When we were starting Bounce, we noticed players in their local markets. We weren't impressed with t
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by cody3222 7y ago
Yes, exactly!
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by cody3222 7y ago
We actually have had people use Bounce to avoid paying for a hotel and then they'd sleep in the park. This happened in NYC at least once that I know of.
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by cody3222 7y ago
Oops - meant to type this as a reply not as a new comment: Not all hotels are convenient to where you want to be - if you are staying in Fisherman's Wharf for example and will be in Union Square before your flight, it doesn't make
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by cody3222 7y ago
Not all hotels are convenient to where you want to be - if you are staying in Fisherman's Wharf for example and will be in Union Square before your flight, it doesn't make sense to go all the way back to FW to get your bags. Bounc
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Show HN: Store your luggage in local shops(usebounce.com)
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