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Comment #24908631
Paid ads wouldn't be our first choice. However time is pressing us for faster user acquisition. What kind of help are you offering?
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Comment #24888329
Cool ideas, thanks for sharing!
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Comment #24887186
Thanks for the thoughts. I think we'll be choosing a plan of actions tomorrow. I came upon Paul's post a few years back but it's always great to revisit :)
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Comment #24881322
It's B2B2C - a modern payment platform for landlords and tenants. The product can be used to: - create installment plans for missed rent - make security deposit payments over time …
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Comment #24880595
I guess we are so stuck on the NO paid acquisition idea that I haven't really though how cheap it would be to test. Based on what we've tried so far, this might actually be a faste…
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Comment #24880437
I am working on it now, it's time consuming and will yield results down the line. Our team is hoping to try social media to accelerate acquisition at an early stage.
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Comment #24880428
I get your point, but having people come naturally is challenging since the company is new. They need to find out about it. Paid ads are a NO as we want to do a few iterations of t…
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Ask HN: How to use FB and Reddit to get your first customers?
Hey everyone, I have a challenge. We just launched our MVP and I am trying to get our first 100 customers from FB groups and sub-reddits. While I can create engaging posts, my issu…
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Comment #24585408
Happy to explain - we don't front money. Landlords and tenants decide on the payment plans with the monthly amounts that work for both sides. Tenants make payments directly to land…
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Comment #24585329
Thanks for the questions. > I don't understand how you avoid fraud. Do you accept this plan for the first payment, or the contract must have a minimal amount of good months? We dec…
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Comment #24584380
Hi everyone, I’m Alex, one of the co-founders @ Xspaced. The pandemic has affected the US rental market in a particularly challenging way. Millions of rent payments are delayed by …
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Comment #24086902
Thanks everyone for your input. I think I have a better understanding about what's what here. The dev team wanted to drop React as a frontend layer to save time on development. We …
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Ask HN: React or Django?
Long Story short. Non technical co-founder here. Working on getting an MVP asap. Hired a team to work on a react / python app. They are suggesting to switch from React to Django fo…
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Ask HN: Making renting easier during Covid19
I've been doing research for a product that would make renting easier during Covid19 and beyond. Below is a list of things I found would be helpful: - Tenants or landlords create a…
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Comment #23312362
I appreciate it, will do! P.S. great to see you here B ;)
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Comment #23302609
Thanks, just looked them up, looks like they only support "regular" online payments for purchases and such.
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Comment #23302598
Yes, it's their application review time.
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Comment #23291999
Thanks for this. Thinking about Dwolla, but their onboarding time for Pay as You Go is 60-90 days.....
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Comment #23285044
Something like Appcues, https://www.appcues.com/
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Comment #23285024
Thanks! That would come down the road. Looking to cut costs at the beginning :)
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Comment #23284931
We are hoping to cut costs at the beginning where we can, before we reach high volumes. Dwolla is has interesting offers, but they have long due diligence / onboarding and approval…
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Comment #23284918
I appreciate it. I spoke with them earlier, they don't support payments in our industry (real estate).
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Comment #23284913
Looks like they offer a subscription solution. I didn't see anything on theior website about marketplace transacations. Thanks for the suggestion.
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