Pathjoy (YC S10) Offers Affordable Housecleaning With Easy Web Booking
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#2Reminds me of GetMaid... was on HN a week or so ago. Seems to be a similar model. I think GetMaid even used backpacks to carry cleaning supplies in dense urban areas too.
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#3I like the idea of building out a specific vertical of the "hire people for stuff" space. I wonder what's next.
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#4I like the idea of building out a specific vertical of the "hire people for stuff" space. I wonder what's next.
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#5I like the trend of YC companies and other startups marrying technology (billing, scheduling, authentication) to old school service businesses. there are a number of stories of individuals doing this making 6 figures a year running these types of businesses. (see g-maids in dallas)
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#6I use Pathjoy to clean my apartment and I love it. The booking process is simple and the quality of the cleaning has always been superb. Recently a second cleaner came by at the end to check up on the quality of the cleaning, which is something I've never seen from any other cleaning service. It was also a great price, I can't see myself ever switching from it.
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#7Reminds me of GetMaid... was on HN a week or so ago. Seems to be a similar model. I think GetMaid even used backpacks to carry cleaning supplies in dense urban areas too.
GetMaid charges 45US$/hour, Pathjoy only 21US$/hour.
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#8Reminds me of GetMaid... was on HN a week or so ago. Seems to be a similar model. I think GetMaid even used backpacks to carry cleaning supplies in dense urban areas too.
Good name, GetMaid, but I think I read it wrong at first...
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#9Is there really a problem to solve here?
I have cleaners from a notable SF-based cleaning firm come every two weeks. Sure, I have to call them up if I want to reschedule or whatever but it's really no big deal.
Interacting with a human being who knows me by name isn't necessarily a bad thing, esp for something so personal like cleaning my home.
Thinking about cleaning, the issues I care more about are thing like are they using quality products like Method, are they bringing their own equipment, do they do do stuff like change my bed, is it the same person who comes every time who therefore gets to know my place and what I like.
Whether I can book an appointment on my iPhone isn't high on the list. Unlike something like Uber, I don't see how the addition of high-tech is really helping here.
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#10No way the $20/hour rate is going to stay that low in the Bay Area, unless they run it as a loss leader.
You cannot get any cleaning person around here for less than $30/hour. I don't think it would be possible to pay people the legal minimum wage and make profit at $20/hour.