Origin Story:

[Pictured from left: ShredSpots, J. Nichelle, Michael Terpin, Hallo Founders @ BitAngels Web3 Pitch Competition Top 5]

Co-Founders Alan T. Burke and Jan Reese Rondina conceived Hallo in the aftermath of the 2017 Hurricane Maria, witnessing the need for income continuance after major disruptions. They bootstrapped the platform's creation and technology build for close to 3 years, launching the platform's user apps in a sandbox micro-community in Puerto Rico.

The platform was developed as a moving forward solution to preserve quality of living while providing diverse income options. Available for free on iOS App Store and Google Play Store.

The Problem:

In the wake of the pandemic, global gig workers and independent home pros have grown disillusioned with existing gig platforms. These platforms offer limited opportunities and perpetuate unethical practices that hinder the progress of local workers in the gig economy. It's high time for a paradigm shift and the advent of a new wave of innovation. 

“Time is up for these platforms. It's time for a new wave of innovation for the on-demand gig economy.”

The Solution:

Enter Hallo Helper, the trailblazing peer-to-peer social platform that revolutionizes income options for workers worldwide. By harnessing the power of this groundbreaking platform, local workers can flourish, offering a diverse range of on-demand services to customers in their local areas. Hallo Helper ensures that customers have access to the most comprehensive selection of on-demand services from verified and trusted workers in their vicinity, setting a new standard for the industry.

Built to be seamless and adaptable, operating as a plug-and-play solution equipped with core building blocks of the most efficient and most robust application technology.

Full-stack tech ecosystem including a diverse range of consumers and workers in the gig economy. Boasting a tech stack that holds the most secure and interoperable payment rail, robust cloud database infrastructure that can merge with blockchain technology, and IPFS (InterPlanetary File System).

The Platform : A Peer-to-Peer Gig Economy 

"Convenience of on-demand living & new opportunities of on-demand working."

Current Platform User Benefits: 

1. Posting a Job Request is as easy as Posting a recommendation on Facebook. Using our platform, customers are able to get direct responses and matched offers from fully vetted workers in their area. Eliminating middlemen or back and forth attempts to connect via calls or DMs.

• This added convenience improves the lifestyle of gig economy customers, as well as, increases the workers efficiency and earning potential. 

2. The platform uses a user-based consensus protocol between its two applications to ensure: verified job completion, secure job payments after completion, and reputation building via a 2-way rating system.

• This allows users peace of mind when hiring or getting jobs, while ensuring high-standards of quality one transaction at a time.

3. The Hallo Helper platform's in-app SmartChat allows users who speak varying languages to connect, communicate, and complete a job successfully.

• No more language barriers for the talented people.

4. The Hallo Helper platform's proprietary JobsFeed allows customers to see daily booked jobs by others in their area. For workers, the feed allows them to see all open job requests as posted by customers nearby.

• All posts on the JobsFeed are likable and shareable to other platforms, just like social media posts.

 Read about features here ›

End-user Products:

1. Hallo App : Get nearby vetted workers/pros for On-demand jobs

"Positioned as the marketplace app for getting any service or task help on-demand."

The Hallo Helper platform's customer app built for faster, and more direct local on-demand service/task needs. Built to democratize gig economy capabilities for consumers. Lowest transaction fees. Posting a Job Request is as easy as Posting a recommendation on Facebook.

App Features Include:

• Multilingual In-app Chat Translator,
• Location-based posted jobs feed,
• AI-powered booking assistant,
• ML interface.

2. Helper App : See & get daily posted on-demand jobs nearby

"That person you hired for Cleaning, Task Help, or Rideshare has more to offer than what other apps can show you... Workers only get to offer you one type of service because the app limits it."

The Hallo Helper platform's worker app delimits earning opportunities, and makes the gig economy more accessible. Built to democratize gig economy capabilities for workers. Lowest Revenue-share fee at 15%. No sign-up or bidding costs.

App Features Include:

• Multilingual In-app Chat Translator,
• Local daily posted jobs feed,
• In-app rewards and wallet,
• ML profile reputation builder and community ranking.

"By giving workers more power to automate the process of getting jobs and getting paid, we make work easier. Allowing them to focus on providing more 5-star quality service."

Hybrid Business Model

We built this social platform to mimic the demand-driven expansion capabilities of Social Media Apps, and the high-transaction volume benefits of  Marketplaces like Amazon.

Combined with our own proprietary tech to solve major barriers for users in any market.

Market-Maker Revenue Model

Using one of our founder's expertise, we built a more efficient and sustainable platform, and more market-friendly scalable model.

• Revenue Model: Transaction-based Subscription
• Hallo App User Fee: 5%/transaction
• Helper App User Fee: 15%/transaction
• (ATV) Average Transaction Value: $202 (current)

"Marketplaces with the Most Efficiency and Buyer-friendliness are the ones that capture the Most Transaction Volume." — Alan T. Burke , Co-Founder; Financial Mathematics (M.SC); Theoretical Physics

Premium Subscriptions and other monetization channels are currently being beta tested.

Defensibility: Hyperlocal + Autonomous Ops

• Micro-markets: Markets where our hyperlocal platform shines.
• Cost Benefit: Micro, or Niche, Markets don't make for expansion markets, especially for bigger companies. The ROI is just too low for their investors and executives to accept.
• Localization and Adoption: Micro Markets have their own set of culture, language, buyer motivations. Hallo Helper platform is built with those in mind.

..."Recently, Amazon was reported to be lagging behind hyper-local company, FlipKart, in India!"

• Restructuring: In order to compete vs. Hallo Helper, other platforms would have to restructure their business, user experience, and pricing!

"In underserved micro-markets, we're the first gig economy app catering to any jobs local consumers need on a daily basis. Our micro-market has been defined and battle-tested."

The Opportunity

Top 3 Post-Pandemic Statistical Trends:

• #1: Global Gig Workforce fed up with other gig economy platform unethical practices.
• #2: Demand rises for getting more services on-demand after lockdown use case.
• #3: On-demand Gig economy platforms like Uber are expanding with more service verticals for added earnings volume to offset operating costs.

"We've positioned our growth roadmap in line to take over the market-share of competitors, from TaskRabbit to Angi, within the next 5-10 years."

Key Performance Data:

• 2020 Pre-launch Forecast Average Transaction Value (ATV): $80.50 
• 2022 Actual ATV: $202.26

Platform Roadmap

2021: End-user Apps Launch

• V.1 Apps Launched 01/2021 - 2x React Native Apps Android & iOS
• Market Fit Data Collection Initiated
• 105 Active Helper app users (gig workers) earning $31/hr avg.
• $200k Angel Round Investment
• 2 Accelerators Completed: Pre-18 by Paralle18 & Newchip Accelerator
• +33% income boost for gig workers in sandbox micro-market: Puerto Rico (view report)

2022: Initial Growth & Discovery

• 1,500 platform users milestone surpassed.
• Startup of The Year 2022: People's Choice Winner - Marketplace/Social Impact.
• DDEC Puerto Rico "PyMes Innovadoras" Job Creation Grant Award.
• 100% SEO for www.hallopr.com Google Discovery & Web Traffic.
• Version 2.0 Market-Fit Apps Launched! - hallopr.com/apps/v2.
• Demand-based Expansion Test Success resulted in Portugal expansion during Web Summit.
• Web Summit Lisbon: 40 Word Pitch & Startup Showcase Winner.
• BitAngels Pitch Competition: Top 5 Winners @ CoinAgenda Caribbean.

"By leveraging technology and creating ML algorithms from user data, we reduced our operating costs by 33% starting in Q2 of 2022."

2023: Hyperlocal, Demand-based Global Growth

• 4,500 platform users milestone surpassed.
• -50% Reduced Monthly Operating Costs via deploying in-app ML/AI Automation Technology.
• Engagement & Gamification Tech deployed: In-App User Rewards, ML Interface, Modal user guides, live jobs feed, and more.
• Global Affiliate Program: page link
• Brand Partnerships to blitz community build and strengthen brand loyalty: page link
• Generative AI Technology for Marketing: Watch AI-generated explainer videos
• Global Expansion Worker Pipeline: Helper App Waitlist ("100 Helpers") 
• Global Expansion Customer Pipeline: Hallo App Waitlist
• Web3 Integration Plan: View on Gitbook

Calculated Milestones 🧮

• $250k Community Growth Fund deployment (3-6 mos.)
• Base Average Transaction Value (ATV): $80*
• 60-month Platform user total: 522,325* in 5+ micro-markets
• Platform 60-month Annual Transaction Volume: $62,640,000

Calculation Formula: {522k* users} x {1.5x* transactions/user/yr} x {$80* ATV} = $62,640,000*

(*) denotes forward-looking numbers. These are based on statistical data calculations & cannot be guaranteed.

From The Team 🔔 

We're committed to building innovative technology to include more communities. So, why shouldn't this apply to our funding too? Opening our SAFE Note round to our community is the best way to practice what we preach.

Join the Next big wave in the Gig Economy. Invest in Hallo Helper today!