[averageweather]

If I consider my industry going to bars to drink then the problem is lines.

In 2017, I shouldn't walk/uber 20min in 20 degree weather to a bar only to find a 30min line which also has a surprise cover charge at the door.

I've thought about this a lot and have some ideas...

[nurettin]

I would approach this problem by opening a bar, not a startup.

[endisukaj]

Yeah, seems like there's a need for more bars instead of a complicated solution to a simple problem.

[thecupisblue]

I wouldn't agree with that. Opening a bar is easy, but there is always a lot of empty bars. You need to make a popular, cool bar with a nice atmosphere that is on the perfect border of "going out" and "chilling", with a good gender ratio and you have to make it pretty popular. But that doesn't cut the lines in half in the other bars. I'm thinking there might be a solution in having a platform that allows you subscription-style entry into bars. Like pay 50$ a month and you get instant entry + 1 friend into a place. Add another friend for n$ where n is the average price of entry or determined by the hosting bar/club.

[mst3c]

complicated how? Is it "easier" to open physical bars with usually thin margins and massive capital investment + branding + staffing up + etc...? When all is said and done, a tech solution might be easier/better.

[endisukaj]

A tech solution for what actually? The problem is that there are few (good?) bars in the area. The solution for that problem would be to open new bars.

[averageweather]

You may disagree but I feel we are in an age of transparency. TripAdvisor, yelp, cargurus, Amazon reviews etc. Consumers want to know as much detail as possible prior to a purchase or visiting a hotel.

My big point is that one of the remaining non transparent industries is nightlife. Bars create fake lines and charge bogus covers.

I just feel like technology could improve this.

[nurettin]

And they became profitable because they managed to provide a visibility service for millions of local establishments, not a bunch of crooked bars.

[kinos]

Heres what I'm braining: Have everyone meet up, and a driver delivers a 6 pack to location.