Gratitude.io - Tipping App / Guest book (airbnb , etc. )

0xgeert commented 11 years ago

2-sided marketplaces need to get traction on 1 side first usually. There's your classic chicken/egg problem. One of the best ways to get this going is piggybacking on an existing marketplace.

AirBnB did this famously by having houseowners crosspost automatically on craigslist getting the supply stream going attracting customers.

So how about you piggyback on AirBnB, that's only fair right? :) I've visited AirBnB houses frequently, but always forget to leave a tip although a wanted to - seriously. How about you start targeting AirBnB homeowners to sign you up for this very purpose? They could leave a note in their house to politely ask for a tip (to pay through your app) if they feel inclined to.

options

sms: nr -> tenant + amount - COSTLY
using Stripe
- @tipping.io with $ optionally prefilled (note: you need to pay through cc or paypal)
- auto-receive link
- follow link: tenant-created profile
- thanking them
- some cheesy choosable picture
- amount to select
- OK
- payment method
- OK

15% charge (can go down to 12% if we must)

for 15% using stripe

$5 -> $0.75 of which 0.445 goes to Stripe (2.9% + 0.30 cent) -> leaving $0.305 $10 -> $1.5 of which 0.59 goes to Stripe -> leaving $0.91 $15 -> $2.25 of which 0.735 goes to Stripe -> leaving $1.515

0xgeert commented 11 years ago

square cache (send to square email-address with dollar amount in subject line) -
- http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/10/16/square-cash/2992759/

0xgeert commented 11 years ago

Sending money through Sms is called Premium SMS or sms giving

Providers:

http://text2pay.com/merchants

Questions:

0xgeert commented 11 years ago

Elevator pitch:

Entitled.io decouples Access Management from your API or App, providing changeable security policies so you'll sleep better at night.
Manage App-users and their rights centrally. When access policies change, don't touch your code but simply reconfigure through API or GUI.
Manage your App-users and their rights centrally and decoupled from your code: when anything changes, just reconfigure and go back to sleep.
Manage your users and their access rights decoupled from your app-code. Change something? Just reconfigure centrally and go back to sleep.
Manage Users and their Access Rights decoupled from your Saas code. Change something? Just reconfigure centrally and go back to sleep.

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Gratitude.io - Tipping App / Guest book (airbnb , etc. ) #25

for 15% using stripe