How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
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How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
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Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#2The great thing about Homejoy's business model is that consumers who are happy with the service will provide a solid source of recurring revenue. Also, there is no need to maintain a physical presence in a city aside from the city operations manager, so overhead is remarkably low.
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#3I just launched https://www.lawncheer.com, I'll be honest, I am modeling everything I do after homejoy. All of Adora's articles/interviews etc, have been super beneficial and insightful, along with bookmarked.
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#4I just launched https://www.lawncheer.com , I'll be honest, I am modeling everything I do after homejoy. All of Adora's articles/interviews etc, have been super beneficial and insightful, along with bookmarked.
You probably already know this, but your site is down.
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#5I just launched https://www.lawncheer.com , I'll be honest, I am modeling everything I do after homejoy. All of Adora's articles/interviews etc, have been super beneficial and insightful, along with bookmarked.
You probably already know this, but your site is down.
Odd; doesn't seem to be for me or http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ what error are you getting?
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#6I just launched https://www.lawncheer.com , I'll be honest, I am modeling everything I do after homejoy. All of Adora's articles/interviews etc, have been super beneficial and insightful, along with bookmarked.
You probably already know this, but your site is down.
Site loads for me. However I recall seeing your site many months ago, and I think it's a great idea, but misspelling "guarantee" on the homepage really gives it an illegitimate feel. Aside from that, best of luck. I think you've got a good idea.
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#7Homejoy has been the worst experience for me. I got credit for their company as a perk from my job and I'm so happy we've moved on. I got 3 cleanings from them -- never again. Every single cleaning I got from them required 2 phone calls. Every phone call was 15 mins on hold. Every payment was wrong, every credit was wrong.
Try Exec if you can. They seem to know what they're doing.
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#8Homejoy has been the worst experience for me. I got credit for their company as a perk from my job and I'm so happy we've moved on. I got 3 cleanings from them -- never again. Every single cleaning I got from them required 2 phone calls. Every phone call was 15 mins on hold. Every payment was wrong, every credit was wrong. Try Exec if you can. They seem to know what they're doing.
Exec has closed shop.
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#9Would be interesting to see how well they can scale.
Have used them three times with quite a range of difference in the quality of cleanings. (A couple more times the cleaner just didn't show up)
Judging by their recent hourly rate increase, they seem to be confident at where they are at...
Re: How Homejoy (YC S10) Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months
#10We've had terrible service with Homejoy. I gave it a few tries and I'm too nervous to try again. You can't see who will be cleaning your house until you're locked in. There's no quality control.
It seems it may be a problem that's better distributed (ex: word of mouth in your local area).