Hi there, a) What is your most recent monthly burn rate? b) What is your most recent monthly cash on hand? c) Are you raising a parallel angel or VC round simultaneously? If yes, who is investing in this round?

Hi Teddy, I'm sorry for my delay! Those are all good questions. a) We JUST launched. We're starting with a group of beta-testers and plan to have that dialed in within the next few weeks. Being a two-sided network, we plan to launch carefully and methodically. b) Minimal cash on-hand. c) Yes, we are running a parallel fund-raising round. I'm in the process of on-boarding a new Board Member. He and I are talking about who to specifically target in this round. Reach out with other questions! Th...

How do you determine which jobs and candidates qualify as “real work”? You have to draw lines somewhere to ensure the service is catering to the correct segments, but to me it seems like those lines could get blurred

Those are good questions. The platform is built around specific construction and service trade categories for now, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. When a worker enters the platform, specifying their trade is one of their first tasks. Employers post jobs using the same categories. For example... There are broad categories (Electrician, Plumber, Painter...), and subcategories (Low-Volt Electrician, High-Volt Electrician, etc...). Feel free to reach out if you'd like more clarifica...

This is really a great idea. You need to get Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) to be the face of this via advertising. He would have some great input into how to make this successful quickly. I understand your revenue is non-existent currently. My questions are : (1) How are you going ab...

Hi David, Great questions. And, I've literally had Mike Rowe's name written on my white board since I started. I haven't reached out yet, but I will. Addressing your specific questions... 1) Being from the service and construction industries ourselves, we've focused on contacts from our team's extended networks. I've personally talked to a wide variety of contractors (from small shops to national commercial companies) and workers over the last few years. There's interest. 2) Our sales efforts...

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The construction & service industries need people and are under-served - annual market size $2B.

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We are a flexible hiring platform for the trades, focused on needed licenses, certs, & skills.

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Our team has decades of experience in the trades. We're solving problems we know firsthand.

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As our climate changes, it’s critical to have people to create, install, and maintain new systems.

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Attracting a new generation requires new perspective, flexibility and a path to entrepreneurship.

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Positive user study feedback, one participant said, “This is great! Solves problems on both sides”.

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The trades offer a great alternative to college and represent positions in high demand.

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Tapping into 5% of the local market generates revenue of $5.7M annually, 5% nationally is $134M.

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