| It is a fascinating idea. Let's explore it: The app would let users signal need from a buyer so that workers in their social network could agree on the price to give them. If buyers managed to find the service somewhere else, users could snap a picture of the person/company who won the business and "review" them so that their network knew not to help the winner out, like if their brakes were about to fail or their house caught fire or whatever. Signup would be free but users would pay like %5+ of their paycheck, which they will be fine with because of the increased benefits they get, and we would use the money for expansion and blocking competitors. Uber failed at getting political support because they were greedy capitalists who create injustice, so campaign contributions will be one of our big cost centers, but the returns will be well worth it. Instead of an auction for services and market making like the apps we have today, it's a way to collude to fix prices. If they act now, YC can get %5 for a mere $50m. Imagining the utility elevator pitch, "...no, no, like Grindr but for comrades!" An app for creating labor cartels. What will I call it? "Koloodr." |