Ryan,
Nightclubs are extremely protective of their brand image. We took this into account when building BottlesTonight. We showcase each venue on the app with beautiful photo's, interesting descriptions (supplements conversation with a promoter) and let users know about the events at each nightclub. This 'storefront' portrays each venue in their best light.
Nathan, the discount part is essential since we are same-day booking only. For nightclubs with tables to sell, when promoters and other sales efforts haven't sold out the venue, they list available tables on the app at a discount. This helps push our users to book at the last minute.
Because inventory on BT is based on available supply and the market demand for bottle service tables is ever-changing, you can't predict a venue will be on the app each day. This combats cannibalization of loyal clients waiting until the night-of to book with us.
To further protect venue brands and image we give full control to VIP managers. They determine price points, availability and other important aspects of their venue, when it's listed on BT.
I'd love to keep this conversation going. I really like this site, Ryan!
@ajhit406 you bring up a really good point, but yeah we want to make sure it's easy to loop new people into the discussion. obviously this doesn't scale to that many users though, so we'll have to figure something else out
@ajhit406 we are constantly testing out new features and tweaking operating procedures in our back yard (SF). We can be more hands on and get feedback quicker. This doesn't mean we haven't been working in other markets.... We've built this product around the needs of nightclubs in LV, NYC, SF, Scottsdale, Miami etc.
Every city has nightclubs that have a need for something like BT.
You don't think bottle service when in SF because it's not baked into the culture like it is in LA for example. The cultural differences are clearly seen between SF and LA, where LA's Hollywood scene lends itself more to clubbing then going out to a local bar. It's more apart of their lifestyle in LA but SF still has nightclubs that pack the house and a diverse selection of them too.
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