shrig94

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by shrig94 13y ago
FlightCar (YCW13) - Cambridge, MA, FULL TIME, INTERNS, REMOTE considered https://www.flightcar.com Come join FlightCar and help bring car sharing to airports (the place car sharing makes the most sense!). We're hiring: -Pyt
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by shrig94 13y ago
This is absolutely awesome. Well done.
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Help FlightCar (YC W13) Disrupt Airport Car Rentals
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by shrig94 13y ago
FlightCar was rejected on first pass--don't feel bad guys! The reason most startups fail is because the founders give up. So don't give up and keep hustling! --Shri (Founder, FlightCar)
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by shrig94 13y ago
We're actually just focused on airports. That's half of the market!
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by shrig94 13y ago
Probably our fault for not getting the press involved with the C&D. :)
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by shrig94 13y ago
pg nailed it. In the model you described above, you're still shelling out dollars from your bank account rather than leveraging an under utilized asset of your's.
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by shrig94 13y ago
We're not looking to leave the airport vertical actually. About half of all rental volume takes place at airports.
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by shrig94 13y ago
Thanks! Hopefully, we can change your mind one day. :)
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by shrig94 13y ago
For brand new cars, FlightCar honestly comes out to about even as you mentioned. Though, our ordinary car is an '08 Prius, which has depreciated enough in value (as cars depreciate quickly!) to make our service a definite positive. Also, ou
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by shrig94 13y ago
The C&D is old. It applied to an old model of ours where we operated on airport property which was rather grey. Our current operation with a black car, on the other hand, follows all rules and regulations by the airport and in fact pays
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FlightCar (YC W13) Raises $5.5M Round to Expand and Hire(techcrunch.com)
93 points by shrig94 13y ago|58 comments
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by shrig94 14y ago
We're working on getting a system in place to manage the tolls. Our renters are vetted with an extensive Driving Record Check, so they're highly unlikely to get a red light/speeding ticket, though it's possible. Visible damage is covered by
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by shrig94 14y ago
If executed well, we're a lot more convenient than the third party lots and even more convenient than airport owned long term parking. (EDIT: So we think the value of $10/day is quite low--it's more like an $18/day value (airport long term
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by shrig94 14y ago
Thanks Ed, I appreciate that. Looking forward to hearing back from you tonight. Would love to take you to lunch (on me), if you have time, and hear you out on improving the process. Cheers, Shri
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by shrig94 14y ago
Hey Edward, First, thanks for the feedback. We're working in an industry plagued with poor customer service, and we want to differentiate ourselves to those parking and renting with FlightCar by providing a better experience than they can g
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by shrig94 14y ago
Hey great job, the images load quite slowly, so I'd compress them, but it looks great nevertheless!
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by shrig94 14y ago
We do an MVR check--not the same as a background check, but we do double check identities as we have physical hand-offs. Its good to note that the MVR assures that they're a relatively good driver, and that our theft, collision, and liabili
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by shrig94 14y ago
Thanks for the kind comment! We really do believe it's all about the customer in this industry plagued with terrible stories of HR gone wrong. :)
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by shrig94 14y ago
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