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apelin

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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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