Hello Everyone,
So I have a new business idea. I really think it could be something. This time in stead of diving into coding right away I first started testing my Idea.
My idea is to make an app for residents of appartment buildings. In our country it is the law that every appartment owner has to pay a monthly fee to save money for maintenance costs. Usually a company is paid to take care of the management and service of the building. And a board is formed by appartment owners who are in charge and responsible.
Personally I have a negative experience with these companies as they cost a lot of money and they really don't do well. A second problem is that lots of owners are really not coorperative and don't really care what happens wit their money and building.
So with my app I want to attempt to increase involvement of the other owners and stimulate faster handling of the incidents.
No what i have done so far is:
I shared a survey on Facebook which hit me up with 8 responses. I spoke to a board member of a different building whom I showed some wireframes and she was really positive about the whole thing.
So now I started building it and I am well underway. However, i feel that I have lost contact with potential customers. What would be a good next step to keep in contact with my customers and where would I find them? Where would these customers hang out?
As someone also from Amsterdam I can attest to the fact that there needs to be more communication/cooperation in building management. I don't think it even exists for the building I am in. The stairway is never maintained. Very infuriating!
Thanks for your reply. Is there no VVE at all or is it not being managed well?
Ask the people you talked to about other people they know with the same problem. Do that with everyone you talk to and you'll mostly get at least 1 to 2 new leads. Also check funda.nl for appartments and you'll know how you can get in contact with people who might have the same problem. Ask them for feedback and you'll have a foot in the door to write them again to try out the product once the first version is live.
Hello Everyone,
I would appreciate some advices.
Thanks.