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by khallil 9y ago
If it helps, I'd like to throw in my opinion and say Patrick is an outstanding founder, who would be great to work with :)
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Fiix (YC W17) Is Looking for 2 Eng Interns in Toronto
9 points by khallil 9y ago|0 comments
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Getting into YC, Beating Cancer, and Raising $1M+ – Fiix (YC W17) [video](youtube.com)
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Fiix (YC W17) Launches VLOG(youtube.com)
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by khallil 10y ago
The main flow of the website is to let us pick the mechanic for you, but for customers that really want to choose their mechanic, they can book directly at fiix.io/mechanics
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by khallil 10y ago
You're onto something here with maintenance. The worst part about owning a car is maintaining it. Fiix is going to remove all of the hassles of owning a car, and we want to get to the point that you can 'set it and forget it'
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by khallil 10y ago
The winter is definitely hard in Toronto, and we work closely with our mechanics to make sure they're warm and safe. We try to maximize the number of bookings inside a garage, and they're all equipped with both heated jackets and
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by khallil 10y ago
Our locations are all part of the "GTA" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_Area )
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by khallil 10y ago
khallil@fiix.io or m.me/km
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by khallil 10y ago
So far we have seen no signs of leakage, and we've been monitoring it closely. A few reasons why leakage doesn't happen: - Unlike cleaning, this isn't a weekly service, so the incentive is less. - When our mechanics communica
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by khallil 10y ago
None of our technicians drive tow trucks. You can see some of them, and their reviews here: https://www.fiix.io/mechanics
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by khallil 10y ago
If the car needs a tow, we'll get it taken to one of our partner shops. So far, we've repaired a few thousand cars and less than 1% have needed a tow. We only contract licensed mechanics with many years of experience, so they can
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by khallil 10y ago
I'm glad you like the idea :) We have a few partner shops across the city that we'll get the car towed to in the case that we can't complete the work at their home. That being said, we've completed thousands of repairs a
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by khallil 10y ago
We pitched to Justin Kan on his snapchat story, and got an interview for the YC Fellowship. If you're interested, you can read the whole story here: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-make-20-000-on-snapchat-and-ge...
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Launch HN: Fiix (YC W17) – Same-Day Auto Repair at Your Home
87 points by khallil 10y ago|77 comments
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by khallil 10y ago
Seems like they're learning a hard lesson on unit economics. We're somehow at a point where companies are burning cash to provide low service fees, and now they need to become profitable. When there's nothing left to optimize
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by khallil 10y ago
Forbes did a whole feature on this product: http://www.forbes.com/sites/viviennedecker/2016/09/09/the-23... The founder Salima has applied to YC in the past, so I'm sure she'll be here ans
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A Solar Powered Backpack for Every Child Needing Light(thesoularbackpack.com)
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Fiix(YC F3): Great Products Change Lives(medium.com)
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How Fiix Got into YC via Justin Kan's Snapchat(medium.com)
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Hacking Happiness(medium.com)
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Creating Art from Facebook Conversations(medium.com)
1 points by khallil 11y ago|0 comments