The Job Auction

The idea came from one of the founders during her days at Central Saint Martins in London, as a fashion designer, she knew of the perils of putting together a large collection on a limited budget. One of her piers, who was a knitwear designer struggled to find people to hand-knit all of his designs. After advertising nationwide he found OAP’s to help. The team element brought the OAP’s out of isolation and provided them with extra cash. In return he had very advanced skills from those who had been knitting most of their lives.

Don’t build stuff that someone may or may not use one day. Stick to what people actually expect form your platform. Get focus groups involved very early. There are various sites that do that for a relatively low price. The information is invaluable.

The book: Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth (Paperback) by Weinberg Gabriel & Mares Justin is really helpful for startups

The idea came from one of the founders during her days at Central Saint Martins in London, as a fashion designer, she knew of the perils of putting together a large collection on a limited budget. One of her piers, who was a knitwear designer struggled to find people to hand-knit all of his designs. After advertising nationwide he found OAP’s to help. The team element brought the OAP’s out of isolation and provided them with extra cash. In return he had very advanced skills from those who had been knitting most of their lives.