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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
BIG fan of Skurt. I first used it three months ago in LA shortly after their stealthy launch. Barack on their team picked me up at LAX, drove me to my car mins away, and handed me the keys within 10 minutes of arriving at the airport. A month later I rented a car in Avis (because Skurt isn't yet available in SF) and waited over an hour just to get my car. Apparently reserving a car weeks in advance doesn't help. 😤
I've spoken with @apcommunicate, @joshmangel, @harryhur5t, and team about their longer term plans to build an on-demand car rental service, everywhere. Like Uber when it first launched, it sounds "magical" but I have honest reservations on the business model. Question for the team: Are there enough people renting vehicles and can you offer this type of service at a competitive prices sustainably?
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Kunal Bhatia
@kunalslab · Co-founder & Design Lead @SlidesUp
@rrhoover I'm with you on the on-demand experience for car rental vs. an Avis. Despite having Avis Preferred and other top tier status with the other companies, I don't think the service experience will compare. Avis may have bought Zipcar, but I don't see them trying to replicate Skurt anytime soon.
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Harry Hurst
@harryhur5t · Founder @skurt
@kunalslab @rrhoover I agree Kunal. We've had a lot of customers come over to us from Hertz Gold/Avis Preferred who felt as if they just weren't getting 'Gold' or 'Preferred' service, the feedback from them has been overwhelmingly positive!
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Aaron Peck
@apcommunicate · Co-founder @skurt
@kunalslab @rrhoover As a loyalty customer of Avis, what attracts you most about what we're doing that they do not?
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Elia Morling
@tribaling · IdeaHunt.io
@rrhoover Looks great, maybe you should team with Flic?
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Aaron Peck
@apcommunicate · Co-founder @skurt
@tribaling @rrhoover anything is possible ;)
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Kunal Bhatia
@kunalslab · Co-founder & Design Lead @SlidesUp
@apcommunicate @rrhoover note that I haven't tried your service yet, so I'm going based on what I see here. The thing I like about your service is that you've Uberified the selection of cars, and I know exactly what I'm getting with an upfront choice. Not only that, but someone greets me upon landing. Compare this to Avis, where they will have a car ready for me when I get to their location. If I don't like the car, I usually have to be quick about asking for another, scoping out the remaining choices, asking for them to switch me over, etc. Even though I could've been out within 10 minutes, it ends up taking 30-45 minutes easily. For me, choosing between certain brands of cars is important because of familiarity/better tech. That's the reason I'd choose a VW Jetta over a Ford Fusion for instance.
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Aaron Peck
@apcommunicate · Co-founder @skurt
@kunalslab @rrhoover Awesome feedback. Excited for you to try us out!
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