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by nonameiguess 991 days ago
I think the basic idea here is fundamentally flawed. You don't have to take my word for it. Plenty of businesses that I think are pointless shit succeed. But your hyper-local focus on people offering services to their pre-existing friends and friends of friends doesn't require software. Have you ever been part of a book club? A church? A family? Even just a private Facebook group where most of the people all know each other? When one person has a service to offer or just needs money, they say so and the community responds. That's how communities already work. They don't need a software intermediary to spread the word and take a cut. Hell, my neighborhood literally has an empty corner lot with a bulletin board on it, plus a local dive bar everyone frequents that also has a board like that. Apps to match providers with consumers are only needed when the providers and consumers are previously unknown and untrusted to each other, hence why they rely on reputation that takes time to build. You have the right idea that if you need money fast and don't have a reputation on any current platform, you ask your local community who either knows you or knows others who will vouch for you, but you don't need an app for that. The communication channels are already there.
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This is a very interesting feedback and yes, I agree completely, especially the part where you say that this is how communities already work. The reason why, at least in my mind, Taskwer makes sense is that it makes spreading the word easier. Let's say you want to raise $1000 for something, you will have to get in touch with your friends, it will take time to spread the word about it. What Taskwer allows you is to create a campaign, tell your story and offer services and it's all in one place, on one page which is very easy to share online so when you share it with your friends, they could support you and share it to their friends and in a couple of hours your campaign could reach quite a lot of people who wouldn't know about it otherwise. Just like GoFundMe campaigns, most donators are people who campaign creators know already. That's at least my opinion.