Thanks for the response, this is helpful because I’m trying to find a good online writing course and haven’t landed on anything solid, so that’s why I was looking between these two. I’ll have to look at the free options in Coursera a little closer.
I noticed a lot of the courses I was looking at on Coursera seemed to be from universities and the ones on Udemy looked like they were more from companies (Google, etc.) or professionals from different organizations. Is that a fair assessment?
I agree that the solution has to be amazing. But I don't think it's not something worth thinking about. The world would be a pretty boring place if everyone thought they couldn't build something because someone else already did.
True. I don't know how often people use those for personal moves, so maybe they do a much better job than U-haul. I haven't ever used them, so I have no idea.
I have within the last year and tried the on phone contactless pick up and drop off, but it didn't work and I had to go inside. Could have just been the operator/location though.
This is definitely along the lines of what I was thinking. There are obviously varying degrees of moves, from a micro I'm moving a couch to an entire house. Maybe the micro case would be the one to start with, where you can get quick and easy access to a pick up truck or small van.
I live in Milwaukee, WI. Not the biggest market, so you're probably right about the competition. And their local dealer network is undoubtedly a massive advantage. I still think there has to be an opening to wedge in and take a slice of their business though. But there's also a chance I'm thinking like a crazy person haha.
I'm talking about the truck rental business. I've personally never had a good experience using U-haul for a move (truck I reserved not there, long wait times in shop, online reservation flow sucks, etc.). A lot of my friends have had similar experiences too. I know they're entrenched and have a lot of advantages, but they are definitely an incumbent that hasn't innovated almost at all. I think the move would be testing one market with a fleet of vans for small apartment moves and see what the magic features are.