@romanzadyrako Thanks Roman, we share about upcoming construction, public works, rodent complaints and more. We are currently in NYC with plans to scale throughout the US in dense urban areas.
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@aileengemma I'd be interested to know where you're sourcing the information from. Is it from partnerships with agencies or corralling public data?
@thatgirlcrystal@aileengemma Thanks Crystal- we use a combination of open data sources and proprietary sources. Our focus has been on understanding the needs and frustrations of local shopkeepers.
@kishan_guptas Thanks Kishan, local, brick and mortar shops. The mom and pop stores that have been around for a long time were our earliest adopters. Almost half of our users are active multiple times a week. We spent a lot of time going door to door to understand the needs and frustrations of shopkeepers. They want simple and specific information they can act on.
Very cool. Seems like a lot of great data under the hood.
What is your experience onboarding local businesses? They're usually slow to adopt new technology even when it's a no-brainer.
@aileengemma Thanks for jumping on here to chat. I was wondering how you decided to pursue this -- how did you determine that there was a business opportunity to solve here? This looks like a great thing that I would love to have if I had a b&m biz, and yet it never would've crossed my mind, hence my curiousity :) Thanks.
@narekk@aileengemma Thanks Narek. Hurricane Sandy hit my hometown. I was taken aback by how much of a digital divide there was between people who had access to information and those who didn't. My friends who were store owners were frustrated, upset and overwhelmed. And they didn't know where to look for information. There were too many places, too many resources, and no time in the middle of cleaning everything up to figure out which was right for them. To me, that was wrong and there had to be a better way. So we made one. I've spent my whole career connecting people with information they would not have had otherwise. So we made this. Because brick and mortars run on very tight margins- so the heads up to know when to staff up or staff down matters, as does forecasting whether your deliveries can go out with ease based on where there is construction nearby. Folks want to be prepared- so things like rodent sightings are super useful to have. Also, I think that a lot of long time shopkeepers get left behind because folks are not creating solutions that honor and understand what they need.
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