Idea Napkin No. 2

Unfortunately, for the first assignment I was not given any critiquing feedback, I was told my idea was good though.

1) My name is Collin Dieffenbach, I am an Applied Physiology and Kinesiology major, so my idea doesn't really pertain to my major or current aspirations, however, I wouldn't mind changing my aspirations and focusing on becoming an entrepreneur if I felt my idea had real substance and could potentially make it. I enjoy partying and I've had many issues where I was left having to clean up after a party and it was miserable and almost made me regret throwing the party in the first place. Or frankly, I am too busy to make time to clean my room and it will take several days before I can get to it.

2) I am offering a mobile application that will match users to a nearby cleaner, one that is much cheaper than professional services. Users will share a video of their mess and nearby cleaners can bid on the ability to clean it. It will be reverse auction style so the user gets the cheapest price. The cleaners will have ratings so the user can keep that in mind when he picks his cleaner. Cleaners will have to give enough personal information if they want to be registered to clean, that way if there's an incident the cleaner can be located, and background checks will be good to stop most incidents proactively.

3) I think this app is aimed at young people, college age, that enjoy throwing house parties or are extremely busy. The cheap price and convenience also makes the app enticing to college students. Based on feedback the app should also be aimed at the elderly because they aren't always able to clean-up after themselves. However, there might be a technology disconnect.

4) People will pay money for this app because they find that their time is more valuable than spending the time cleaning up. Imaging all of the school work that can be done on Sunday morning that gets wasted (pun intended) by cleaning up the damage from a rager the night before? Based on the feedback I got, there needs to be a very effective rating system. That way people will not only be able to select lower prices for their cleaning service but also know who has cleaning experience, who is trustworthy, and who is skilled. 

5) Several things make this system original. 1) reverse auctioning - reverse auction lets cleaners bid for the job, so they will offer lower prices to stay competitive. 2) local - people won't have to schedule appointments they can get the cleaning done quickly. 3) Saturated workforce - there will be a high amount of cleaners so more jobs can be done simultaneously, this is where the companies lack.

I believe these elements do fit together quite nicely, however, I'm not sure how the app would work in the real world. One reason Uber succeeds is because so many people need rides and some people need rides multiple times a week. However, how many people need their apartment/house cleaned multiple times a week? I'm unsure of how successful it could really be.

Feedback Memo:

I didn't receive enough points of feedback to have 5 points. However, one that people mentioned was to make sure the rating system is effective which I completely agree with. The rating would be based on satisfactory of the time it took, the job and other factors. We could also make this college based so you have to have a ufl.edu email to sign-up that way students are doing the work which might make some students feel more inclined to using the app.