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shawnsheikh
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About shawnsheikh
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Comment #14597754
We consider our Solve agents your personal "problem Solvers". The service isn't just about getting through immigrations and customs quickly, it's more about making sure you don't h…
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Comment #14592012
Appreciate the kind words and support! You're amazing! Before we started this company definitely felt the low tech insecurities of booking these types of service. To your point, th…
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Comment #14592007
Love all of your points here. The pain for a lot of customers seems to be international travel. You're often not sure what to expect and once you're out of the airport safety can a…
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Comment #14591512
You're correct in that we can't offer immigrations/customs help in US airports (with the exception of JFK and MIA). However, we can help in about 400 airports around the world. We …
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Comment #14590909
That's definitely the goal! Thanks for the kind words and we hope we can help you on a service soon!
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Comment #14590897
We're definitely working to decrease prices as we grow. Similar to Uber Black when Uber first launched, the goal is to get a base service out in as many airports as possible, then …
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Comment #14590889
We're actually working to provide our travelers with more information and want to build out more of these pages that help general travelers whether or not they're paying. For our s…
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Comment #14590870
Moscow is definitely an outlier. Our services in Johannesburg, for example, are $140 for the first two travelers and $60 thereafter. As we continue to grow, we're pushing our suppl…
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Comment #14590828
Global Entry is a service that only works in the US, and it doesn't include a dedicated agent meeting you at the gate, luggage assistance, or assistance booking/finding your car. W…
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Comment #14589935
It's definitely legal, all of our ground team members have special badges that allow them to do this service. They'll escort you to special fast track lines or simply walk you to t…
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Comment #14589914
Also here's a promo code for 10% for our Hacker News friends: "hnfriends"
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Comment #14589902
Services like these with old school companies were/are only available to travelers with airline status or a business or first class ticket. Our mission is to make this available to…
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Comment #14589869
Thanks for the kind words! Your thoughts are exactly how we're approaching our business. Business travelers, families, the elderly are just a few of the clients that we serve. As f…
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Comment #14589857
That sounds awesome, we're excited to help! Please use promo code "hnfriends" for 10% off your booking!
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Comment #14589843
That's awesome to hear, feel free to use promo code "hnfriends" for 10% off your booking. Awesome advice in regards to FlyerTalk. We're actually chatting with them now and are hopi…
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Comment #14589832
Definitely, not one of our Solve team members but would love feed back on this person's post!
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Comment #14589805
Clear is an awesome service, but their strategy/service is a bit different than ours. We provide you with a dedicated agent/problem solver (pun intended) that takes you from curb t…
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Comment #14589780
That's awesome to hear! Please use promo code "hnfriends" for 10% off your booking. Thanks for the SEO feedback, we'll definitely relook our strategy!
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Comment #14589764
We've basically partnered with the best suppliers at each airport. There are often 2-3 companies at each airport that do this and 2 of them are terrible and 1 is really good. We've…
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Comment #14589747
Awesome feedback! We're launching a new version of our platform in a week or so and we're fixing a fair amount of the autocomplete and airport/airline search issues.
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Comment #14589725
That's great to hear! We'd love to help. Please use promo code "hnfriends" for 10% off of your booking :) As for fast track immigrations/customs in the US, we're only able to help …
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Comment #14589700
That totally makes sense. Right now, we're working with a fair amount of fragmented suppliers. At airports with higher demand, we're able to decrease pricing due to scale. As for p…
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Comment #14589667
Love your thoughts, and appreciate the kind words. We actually see ourselves complimentary to services like TSA pre-check. Nowadays so many people have TSA pre-check that you're st…
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Comment #14589649
We're definitely working on decreasing pricing and adding features like lounges. Over the next month, for example, we're going to be working with vendors to drastically decrease pr…
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Comment #14589636
Hey there! We're still working on the wording and how we're crafting the message, but where we say we include Fast Track Immigrations and Customs we have access to a dedicated fast…