Simbi

Welcome to the Symbiotic Economy

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Welcome to the Symbiotic Economy

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Simbi is an online marketplace for freelancers and hobbyists to cashlessly exchange services. By providing a way for these independent workers to turn their unbooked hours into real economic value, Simbi simultaneously increases the size of the economy while supporting small-scale entrepreneurs to do the flexible work they love.

Launch tags:Web App•Freelance•Tech

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Scout

The app is super heavy, there are 15 menu items, and it asked me for my phone number right off the bat to text me (why?). Plus, there's a weird Tinder swiping interface and it's gamified. I love the idea, and I posted a service, but I feel overwhelmed every time I open the app. If I can get over the heavy experience, maybe I'll find great value beneath 😄

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9yr ago

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Maker

@inventitorfixit Hey Jordan -- thanks for the feedback. A horizontal marketplace like ours in particularly hard on mobile, and we're still refining everything about how that should work (especially without having a native app yet). The Tinder-swiping interface is to allow us to find matches who like what you do and vice-versa. It's totally optional -- you can also just browse categories. Stay tuned for a native app that can better solve some of these challenges!

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9yr ago

Scout

@kjer I'm not usually an early adopter, so take my feedback with a grain of salt. I hope you do exceptionally well. I was a big fan of Weave before they shut down and I love helping people. Hopefully Simbi can help me help more people.

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9yr ago

Public Market

Maker

@inventitorfixit Pro-tip: As an entrepreneur, I bet you get a ton of people asking you for informational interviews and "coffees". You can run these through Simbi to give of your time, but also have built-in reciprocity.

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9yr ago

Hello Every one I am Gaurang. SIMBI the name its self is attractive , its like connecting sibling from different parts of the world. Feels like the best platform to GAIN and SHARE knowledge.

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9yr ago

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Maker

@gaurang0009 thank you Gaurang! The name Simbi is a reference to Symbiotic -- as we say we're "building a symbiotic economy". But we also like how it connotates simplicity. And you're right -- even siblinghood!

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9yr ago

KJ I love your work, Simbi is incredible :) At the earliest stages of my company, http://brainbuild.io, we got a ton of validation for our product because I put our basic offering up as a Simbi service. The likes I get today are still so motivating!

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9yr ago

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Maker

@joejlam thank you so much for sharing this story! I'm so glad that we were of help in building your company. We do see that a lot -- people building out their business or side-hustle through Simbi. We plan to build way more tools for this soon.

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9yr ago

@kjer Looking forward to seeing those!! Best of luck with everything.

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9yr ago

HiOperator

This is super interesting! I love the idea of being able to reduce the friction between service bartering without having to go through cash$ as an intermediary. I'm not entirely sure what skills I have anymore but I'll be taking this for a spin soon. Is there a way that the platform suggests skills that you might have from social media by any chance?

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9yr ago

Public Market

Maker

@elizabethtsai Check out https://simbi.com/quiz We do find that people can take a while to realize just how many skills they have. We don't yet have a way to pull your skills from social media directly, but the quiz should help jog your memory on how talented you really are :)

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9yr ago

Simbi is a fantastic implementation of a social currency - I'm an enthusiastic user and fanboy, and have been enjoying watching as more and more features are added and we all get increasingly engaged in the platform. Happy this got hunted!

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9yr ago

Public Market

Maker

@gordonwcasey Gordon -- so glad you've enjoyed it! Stay tuned for a lot more improvements from us in the coming months.

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9yr ago