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Show HN: Nomad, a no fee Airbnb competitor. Any investors here?

nomad-pass.herokuapp.com
16 points·by nomadpass·il y a 4 ans·112 comments

Need help, investors lied to me

4 points·by nomadpass·il y a 4 ans·16 comments

Any feedback from HN on our demo?

nomad-pass.herokuapp.com
2 points·by nomadpass·il y a 4 ans·6 comments

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nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
You were there?
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
For now, I don't think monetization is the focus during preseed/seed stage
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Yes! That is what Airbnb did, they were not (or still aren't) profitable, yet took on 6.4 billion dollars in funding.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Thank you for that! :)
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Thank you for the kind words and bringing that to my attention :)
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Thank you for the kind words, and it is called Nomad. :)

Nomad Pass is an opt in subscription model -- but really another term for a lease, but without credit checks or income requirements, and no legal binding contract.

Make it easier for long termers to stay :)
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Airbnb was high risk also in 2009...it may seem obvious now, but back then having someone stay in your house wasn't so obvious was it?
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
They started in Oct 07, I started less than a week ago...it is still early and the ideas are still evolving.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
YC saw them nearly two years after. They started in Oct 2007 and got funded by YC in 2009...
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
1. I have a domain in waiting. They might want me to buy nomad.xx or nomad.yy so I am waiting on the funding before I purchase more than one.

2. It is version v0,1, built over a weekend, so its still very early days.

3. It is in the works.

4. I plan to show that in v0,2 pre alpha.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Yes, I am an avid traveler (Nomad) -- I've been to 85 countries and lived in around 30 of those, and Ive relied heavily on airbnb in the past. I did market research for six months.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
No it is not 2,500 subscription. It is based on an average rent, Nomad Pass is essentially a way for Nomads to pay their rent, through the app without fees, without legal contracts or credit checks.

Some people (like myself) can afford a 2,500 rent but can't seem to be approved for a 2,500 mortgage, due to credit and this "Feature" of Nomad Pass is for people in my shoes.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Airbnb didn't even have a demo, they got funding basically on just an idea. I wanted to at least provide a demo of what it could be, its just v0,1. It is still very early days.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
I think Nomad is a strong brand name.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
It is a demo and investors have been nicer than people on here lol. They know this is the early days and they were impressed it was done in a weekend without any funding while working full time. They loved the pitch deck which was visually rich.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Of course, this is early days, its only been a week, and this is only a demo to show investors for a seed round
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
I agree.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
I agree. I want to offer better customer service as my main draw.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
I am not sure if most people would agree VRBO is better than Airbnb...at least not in my experience.
nomadpass
·il y a 4 ans·discuss
Thank you for this. This is not an airbnb competitor only, I want to have Nomad be a place where landlords and tenants can pay/exchange rent without legal contracts, credit checks, etc. Make it easier to stay long term, without all the legal bullshit.