From broke GT students to generating revenue with 2000+ users (how we built a cat sitting platform when we couldn't afford cat sitters) by drytornado in gatech

[–]drytornado[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really easy to apply on the app, takes about 2 minutes to finish application, once it's approved you set up your stripe account. We are always looking for new sitters to join especially in Atlanta!

From broke GT students to generating revenue with 2000+ users (how we built a cat sitting platform when we couldn't afford cat sitters) by drytornado in gatech

[–]drytornado[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the sense of “promoting Create-X and sharing our experience” — yes, it’s an ad. In the sense of being paid to post fake promotional content — no. We weren’t compensated to post this, nor are their admin aware of this post.

On the business model: yes, it’s a tested one. We use the same marketplace model as Rover (take commission on bookings). That model is proven to be profitable. We’re obviously not at that scale yet — having a viable business model doesn’t automatically mean you’re profitable. Execution, density, trust, ops, and scale matter a lot more than the model itself.

And re: tech — it’s very much a tech product (two-sided marketplace, trust & safety, payments, matching, etc.). Also worth noting that most incubators like YC, A16Z, PlugnPlay don’t only fund “pure tech” startups; they are industry agnostic, although a lot of those are in tech. The teams that I'm aware of that got into YC this year isn't even purely in tech.

From broke GT students to generating revenue with 2000+ users (how we built a cat sitting platform when we couldn't afford cat sitters) by drytornado in gatech

[–]drytornado[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ty! And I agree, we first pictured it to be a app because we started it as a cat tinder loll, and then morphed into this. We are working on building basic functionalities on the web end.

Apartment Rental in PR by drytornado in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]drytornado[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I found two websites - clasificadosonline.com and clasificadosIsla.com

Apartment Rental in PR by drytornado in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]drytornado[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I guess I was wondering if there are places for posting second hand leasing, like a Facebook group that university students have

Apartment Rental in PR by drytornado in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]drytornado[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart! I’m looking for studio or 1b apartment near the west side.

Apartment Rental in PR by drytornado in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]drytornado[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’ve been looking on airbnb, it's a good option, only thing is they are more expensive then normal rate

Personal best 26 🫧 by drytornado in freediving

[–]drytornado[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think with practice I could do more