This reminds me of boo.com. The bubble must be about to burst. Again.
ShoeFitr: The company Amazon must buy immediately
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#12This reminds me of boo.com. The bubble must be about to burst. Again.
how is this like boo.com ? boo raised 200Million in capital if i recall correctly. shoefitr raised $125k + the $25k in prizes they won at superconf.
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#13I'm good friends with the ShoeFitr dudes, they're good guys. They have some serious tech, high reliability web stuff, and they even put up with it being in .NET!
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#15Considering that Amazon is currently looking to hire people for the sole purpose of trying on shoes... Yes, they need this tech. http://www.amazon.com/Careers-University-Recruiting/b/ref=gw... Search for: 133938 (reference code) > "Amazon.com is looking for a Women's Shoe Fit Model to try on our shoe selection and provide fit feedback to help our customers make the best purchasing decisions. The perfect Cinderella mu…
> for the sole purpose of trying on shoes
I see what you did there.
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#16Cool idea to go along side would be an iPad app, which allows you to compare your actual foot to inside of the shoe. From the bottom, from the side, etc. Would also work for gloves.
EDIT: Hell, you even show it on a regular LCD screen. Or allow the user to print it out to compare.
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#17I was initially confused by the demo. Potential use cases 1. I have a perfect fitting shoe, I'd like to buy another perfect fitting shoe of a different brand. 2. I haven't found the perfect fitting shoe. I'd like to find one. I assumed this would be solving problem #2, but it solves problem #1. I thought I would tell it "I'm currently in shoe X, and it's the right length but chafes on the right side" or something of…
Those are great features, but probably not part of their MVP. Maybe you should propose that to them as feedback?
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#18This pain point is one of the reasons I do not buy pants or shoes online. This is amazing execution of the idea, and I hope they get bought out for the millions they deserve! Or, if they'd prefer to grow it organically, that too!
They have a fantastic product. I was extremely impressed with how well it worked. To top it off, Matt seemed like a really great guy when I interviewed him.
You're right g0atbutt. I know the team personally all three of them are great guys who have been working REALLY hard to make this a reality for the past few years. I'm glad to see they are finally being recognized for their awesome product & technology.
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#19I was initially confused by the demo. Potential use cases 1. I have a perfect fitting shoe, I'd like to buy another perfect fitting shoe of a different brand. 2. I haven't found the perfect fitting shoe. I'd like to find one. I assumed this would be solving problem #2, but it solves problem #1. I thought I would tell it "I'm currently in shoe X, and it's the right length but chafes on the right side" or something of…
This is actually pretty useful to a small but loyal group: runners. I know folks who run marathons and such, they are fanatical about the right fit and buy 3+ pairs when they find a good fit, because of rapid shoe model obsolescence/changes.
Perhaps with this small but profitable niche they can expand their technology into the mainstream for the likes of you and me.
I'm definitely going to suggest this site to my runner-friends and see what they think.
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#20You can check out their pitch at the Launch conference last Thursday here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRRSdvlWd4E&feature=playe...