I am an outsider to this site. Found it trying to find something like reddit was around Mt Gox timeline. Posted my Startup to this forum. Never got much traction. 6 months later though Acre.com started much better funded than I. Is Acre a YC startup? Now i just follow on and read. aka old scool reddit lurking
I feel like this is a solution for something that a very specific demographic would actually use. How many parents are involved enough to download an app/pay to solve problems with their kids? Is the advise that much better than what can be found on google?
I believe this limits your use case and the products viability.
- Also, this product would only be needed/used for a specific amount of time in a kids life ( think a 1 year term limit for actually getting paid from your customer during the terrible 2's)
This is kind of a baffling response to me... how many parents are involved enough to download an app or pay for problems with their kids? Really? People download apps for everything, but you think they'd be too lazy to do it for their children? And spending money - you think parents wouldn't pay to help their kids behave better or to solve problems? They already do this - they pay for all kinds of toys/books/devices to keep their kids occupied and out of trouble, they pay for pediatrician visits, they pay for babysitting, and the list goes on.
As for how much better the advice is than what's on Google... getting specific advice on your specific child from someone who is professionally trained and with whom your have a relationship is obviously going to be infinitely better with Google. I can't even understand why that question would be asked.
Most parents downloading an app to help solve an issue with their children are parents from a specific demographic, educated, with gainful employment - this limits the demographic that will use this product.
We don't really think of ourselves as an app (although we use an app to facilitate the service right now.) It's direct, personal support that provides the value; the app is the access mechanism.
We have plans to offer different access mechanisms in future to make this accessible to more people.
Our hope (and belief) is that all types of parents will appreciate having access to someone with expertise - how they access them can differ.
(That felt like a very odd way of responding but I hope it makes sense!)
I am not sure about seeking help part, if you feel you are at that stage its most likely time to look for help professionally or call an old friend or familey or something out of the blue. What do you actually like to do?
I would #1 delete FB/IG. #2 go for a run or walk #3 eat regularly #4 put yourself out there, do something to level yourself out. Sounds like you are a very up or down type person. You need something to balance that out.
Thank you for the advice. I've been off social media for a year or so, exercise 3-5 times a week, and eat breakfast lunch and dinner. I like the notion of seeking more balance.
