ericglyman

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So uh, what's everyone wearing for Halloween tonight? Here's what the data says(imgur.com)
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How does Paribus (YC S15) work and make money?(investopedia.com)
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REI, Economic Class, and What the Black Friday Backlash Could Mean for Shoppers(blog.paribus.co)
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Gone in a flash: The $23M price drop(blog.paribus.co)
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Paribus (YC S15) is hiring developers in NYC(paribus.co)
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Paribus (YC S15) is hiring developers to give people money back when prices drop(paribus.co)
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by ericglyman 11y ago
You're straight up wrong. Read the piece. Quote below: "For instance, total shopping time for households with an income between $100,000 and $150,000 (category 5) is 5 to 7 minutes greater (per day) than average shopping time by a
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by ericglyman 11y ago
There are all kinds of players along the spectrum. It's just that the ones that grow to become the largest (Amazon, Walmart, Costco, Jet, etc.) tend to operate this way (and offer Everyday Low Prices).
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by ericglyman 11y ago
We just have a different view. In a highly-competitive marketplace, the stores that treat people right will win volume. Those who win volume take the market. So don't rip customers off (or be extremely quick to correct it when you&#x27
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Me too man! On time spent dealhunting -- data from the Federal Reserve shows that it goes the other way: http://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/working-... . It's counter-intuitive, but the wealth
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Hey Marco, Thanks for the kind words on the service. On your feedback, here's my take: 1. Stepping back, isn't it more absurd that people are, by default, charged more unless they spend significant time dealhunting? The claim is n
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Hey -- didn't want to distract from the article. Just added in two hyperlinks to our homepage. We were part of the YC Summer 2015 Class. Link to our homepage here: https://paribus.co/
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Thanks man! Was pretty surprising when we first saw it, but have seen since that lots of sites now serve different prices/coupons depending on the device you use to access.
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The double whammy of being poor – making less and getting charged more(blog.paribus.co)
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Paribus (YC S15) launches an app to fight back against price discrimination(theverge.com)
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Hey guys, founders here! Would love to engage on any questions/thoughts on what we're building.
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Hi Ryan, founder here. Just seeing now -- what happened on your end? Did purchases fail to load? Nothing drop in price? Would love to be able to learn from a not so great experience
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by ericglyman 11y ago
There was a phenomenal study on that done last year (see: http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-you-cant-trust-youre-getting... ) by a group of Professors at Northeastern. Totally worth a read. Here's their full paper:
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Absolutely. It's a good point, but I think that option is actually even more of a hassle in practice. From much more experience doing this than I ever imagine I'd have, having to enter each and every purchase manually, deal with a
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Hey Chris, one of the founders of Paribus here. Totally understand where you're coming from. One of our key goals is to make a service that's so easy to use that you never have to think about it (it will work in the background to
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Why are prices online so unpredictable these days?(blog.paribus.co)
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by ericglyman 11y ago
I don't know you, but damn do I admire the way you responded. Total class act, told your perspective with passion, and took the total right positioning for a new platform looking to side with freelancers (people so often taken advantag
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21 Actually Real Startup Names from Tech Crunch Disrupt(buzzfeed.com)
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by ericglyman 11y ago
Hi calcsam! Eric w/ Paribus here. Slice does some similar things (track purchases via email, promise to send price drop alerts, etc.). I wanted to love their product when I first used it, but found myself dissatisfied for a few reasons
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GitHub hit with massive DDOS attack from China(theverge.com)
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Apple Store – Buy an Apple Watch(store.apple.com)
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AVG Develops Glasses That Protect from Face Recognition Software(psfk.com)
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It's Time to Kill Daylight Saving(theatlantic.com)
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HBO Go Blocked on PS4 by Comcast, Just Like on PS3(gamespot.com)
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I Hate Myself Because I Don't Work for BuzzFeed(theawl.com)
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