Barber

Book a haircut or shave at your home or office.

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Book a haircut or shave at your home or office.

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I get my haircut every 2 weeks and I don't think I'd ever use this. It seems like they are trying to fix something that isn't broken. Most people have stylists that they go to often already. I guess for the niche uber rich market, this might be worth it, but other than that, I don't see it being adopted by the masses. If I was a famous person or a CEO of a large company and was literally too busy to go to a barber shop or too cool to do so perhaps? I can't imagine this being anywhere near the same price as actually going to a barber? I think if they focused on connecting the average customer with barbers at shops in their areas, that could definitely provide some larger scale value. The in home service could be a potential VIP service? ie. UberX vs UberVIP. Another thought, you could rally a large number of users in an office, and then the barber could come cut a bunch of people's hair in one trip. (Similar to bringing in an office masseuse)

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12yr ago

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@GeoffreyWeg I worked at a company that offered "in home beauty services" like haircuts and makeup (along with many other services). This is a very niche market and we found that most people would rather go to the salon/barber. Getting a haircut in your office is a very awkward thing (imagine if you saw your co-worker getting his/her hair cut while you were working).

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12yr ago

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There is also "barber taxi" concept. While you move/travel, barber cut your hair. There was also "make up" extension. This kind of models have a frequency problems. People tend to forget the applicaton in a while. My comment is for a niche mobile on demand services.

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12yr ago

@GeoffreyWeg I love in home barbers but also like having a regular barber that knows my style, can retrace his last cut, etc. So personally, the convenience of "barber on demand" may be trumped by reluctance to use a new person every time.

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12yr ago

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I feel like the economics needed to make this work would demand a much higher price (than my local barber) than I would be willing to pay. A mens haircut takes anywhere from 20-30 minutes. I would think that travel to/from client plus logistics (parking and/or public trans) adds on another 45 minutes on average.

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12yr ago

Interesting concept. From a user perspective, I'd like the option to browse through barbers in my area and be able to see their ratings and portfolio for me to buy into this.

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12yr ago

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Good points, everyone. @ozguralaz Haircut in a taxi sounds dangerous! :) Re. frequency- well, people will definitely need several haircuts a year (perhaps a dozen). So if you acquire customers and they're happy with the service, they'll potentially use it again. There's also cool marketing techniques to drive engagement such as subscriptions, etc. @jmj Interesting. It's probably a tough market to size, but I agree that it seems niche. Everyone gets haircuts though, so the main challenge here is probably changing consumer behavior so that people get their haircuts in homes rather than at a barbershop or salon. There's at least some advantages to the model (e.g. convenience). And getting a haircut at home, not the office, is probably the more common use case. @zschwarz Great point. This is where I think branding/reputation becomes important. I'll personally trust any barber in a barbershop if the shop has a good brand/reputation. @MikePreuss Perhaps. Although barbershops generally retain a very large percentage of a haircut's price. So if Barber takes a smaller cut, there's more money on the table for the barbers. But I agree that getting skilled labor, like barbers, to travel around to homes/offices is one of the main challenges here. @elegantunivers9 Great feature! @AndyTheGiant At a minimum, barbers should be licensed and should have several years of experience. Then, it would be good to see barbers that have trained within prominent shops and schools; have experience with classic barber techniques; etc. @AshleyLaurel Agree! Finally, I'll admit that this was a little experiment that I ran today to gauge interest. Really appreciate all of your feedback/interest.

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12yr ago

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