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Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by nodesocket »

marknutter wrote: post #10

Yet another startup that caters to the 20 something tech crowd with too much disposable income and too little free time on their hands. Do people in Silicon Valley ever leave spend time outside Silicon Valley?

Hatin' from the mid-west. Listen, I don't know about you, but I despise doing laundry. Their pricing is actually cheaper than the laundry mat down the street from me here in SF. It is a win! Plus, I get the tech; SMS when the driver is in route to pick-up and deliver. Time is critical for people working here, and shopping (InstaCart), chores (TaskRabbit/Exec), and now Laundry (Prim) are things I am willing to pay for.

It is true developers/entrepreneurs might have more disposable income here in SF than other cities, but we also have a startup for anything you need. I like the ability to pick and choose what I am willing to pay somebody else to do. Startups should make people's life less shity; I'd say Prim accomplishes that.

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by antiterra »

marknutter wrote: post #10

Yet another startup that caters to the 20 something tech crowd with too much disposable income and too little free time on their hands. Do people in Silicon Valley ever leave spend time outside Silicon Valley?

Considering that they mention a service in Los Angeles and the very specialized and expansive market in NYC (that serves WAY more than a privileged 20-something tech crowd), your characterization seems a bit unfair.

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by [deleted] »

caoxuwen wrote: post #16
redthrowaway wrote: post #8

Come on, Xuwen. You run a laundry service. Your shirt should not look like it's spent the last week on your floor. The guy with the faux hawk is wearing a shirt that looks how I want my shirts to look. The very least you can do is use your own product and show why it rocks, and that means wearing a freshly cleaned shirt.

Sorry that was a new shirt taken out of a box before we took a last minute photo. None of my other shirts were like that...

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Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by mikeg8 »

pbreit wrote: post #19
pbreit wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To an extent you are correct although your snarky tone is lame. The same could be said of towncars and taxis, for example, but Uber has absolutely brought a new spin to the market taking large advantage of the internet and mobile to organize constituents and offer enhanced service. I don't think laundry has quite the opportunity but I don't find it necessary to belittle the effort here since there is obviously room f…

Reason for downvotes?

The first comment, while maybe a bit "snarky", is still very relevant and right on point. The first line of your response is why you're getting down voted. Little bit of snark > calling a comment lame.

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by unohoo »

aroman wrote: post #12
marknutter wrote: post #10

Yet another startup that caters to the 20 something tech crowd with too much disposable income and too little free time on their hands. Do people in Silicon Valley ever leave spend time outside Silicon Valley?

As fellow (hopefully that's a safe assumption) an outsider looking in, I have to agree with this. It also just generally frustrates and disappoints me that so many brilliant young developers and entrepreneurs spend their time fixing textbook first world problems instead of addressing the poverty, disease, crime, and unrest which still plagues the world.

I live in the valley and I still have to agree with this

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by aroman »

jjsz wrote: post #17
aroman wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As fellow (hopefully that's a safe assumption) an outsider looking in, I have to agree with this. It also just generally frustrates and disappoints me that so many brilliant young developers and entrepreneurs spend their time fixing textbook first world problems instead of addressing the poverty, disease, crime, and unrest which still plagues the world.

"Well maybe once everything in our country is automated, we'll have time to worry about others' automation, digital divide, and poverty."

Having just Googled that quote, I'm going to assume it was meant to be a paraphrasing of my comment/a (sarcastic?) response to it, rather than an actual quote.

In any case, I didn't really mean other countries in my comment. There is a great deal of crime, starvation, poverty, and disease in this country.

"Charity starts at home."

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by mikeg8 »

[deleted] wrote: post #23
caoxuwen wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry that was a new shirt taken out of a box before we took a last minute photo. None of my other shirts were like that...

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Jesus christ man, your first comment was enough. You make some valid points but you're not his mother and I think we all got the advice the first time. There's a fine line between constructive criticism and a soap box...

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by pbreit »

mikeg8 wrote: post #24
pbreit wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reason for downvotes?

The first comment, while maybe a bit "snarky", is still very relevant and right on point. The first line of your response is why you're getting down voted. Little bit of snark > calling a comment lame.

But being snarkily sarcastic is lame while calling something out straightforwardly is not.
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