apelin

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   by apelin 6y ago

   Paid ads wouldn't be our first choice. However time is pressing us for faster user acquisition. What kind of help are you offering?
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   by apelin 6y ago

   Cool ideas, thanks for sharing!
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   by apelin 6y ago

   Thanks for the thoughts. I think we'll be choosing a plan of actions tomorrow. I came upon Paul's post a few years back but it's always great to revisit :)
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   by apelin 6y ago

   It's B2B2C - a modern payment platform for landlords and tenants. The product can be used to: - create installment plans for missed rent - make security deposit payments over time - pay rent on a flexible schedule
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   by apelin 6y ago

   I guess we are so stuck on the NO paid acquisition idea that I haven't really though how cheap it would be to test. Based on what we've tried so far, this might actually be a faster way to test. Thanks!
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   by apelin 6y ago

   I am working on it now, it's time consuming and will yield results down the line. Our team is hoping to try social media to accelerate acquisition at an early stage.
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   by apelin 6y ago

   I get your point, but having people come naturally is challenging since the company is new. They need to find out about it. Paid ads are a NO as we want to do a few iterations of the product (and validate it) before we throw money at it.
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   Ask HN: How to use FB and Reddit to get your first customers?

   2 points by apelin 6y ago|15 comments
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   by apelin 6y ago

   Happy to explain - we don't front money. Landlords and tenants decide on the payment plans with the monthly amounts that work for both sides. Tenants make payments directly to landlords.
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Thanks for the questions. > I don't understand how you avoid fraud. Do you accept this plan for the first payment, or the contract must have a minimal amount of good months? We decided that the best and quickest way to help is to
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Hi everyone, I’m Alex, one of the co-founders @ Xspaced. The pandemic has affected the US rental market in a particularly challenging way. Millions of rent payments are delayed by COVID‑19. 76.4% of tenants paid rent as of September 6, 2020
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    Launch HN: Xspaced – Flexible rent and security deposit payments (fintech)(xspaced.com)

    2 points by apelin 6y ago|5 comments
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Thanks everyone for your input. I think I have a better understanding about what's what here. The dev team wanted to drop React as a frontend layer to save time on development. We decided to stick with React for frontend since there h
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    Ask HN: React or Django?

    3 points by apelin 6y ago|9 comments
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    Ask HN: Making renting easier during Covid19

    1 points by apelin 6y ago|0 comments
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    by apelin 6y ago

    I appreciate it, will do! P.S. great to see you here B ;)
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Thanks, just looked them up, looks like they only support "regular" online payments for purchases and such.
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Yes, it's their application review time.
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Thanks for this. Thinking about Dwolla, but their onboarding time for Pay as You Go is 60-90 days.....
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Something like Appcues, https://www.appcues.com/
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Thanks! That would come down the road. Looking to cut costs at the beginning :)
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    by apelin 6y ago

    We are hoping to cut costs at the beginning where we can, before we reach high volumes. Dwolla is has interesting offers, but they have long due diligence / onboarding and approval process (30-60 days) and will lock you into a 2-3 yea
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    by apelin 6y ago

    I appreciate it. I spoke with them earlier, they don't support payments in our industry (real estate).
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    by apelin 6y ago

    Looks like they offer a subscription solution. I didn't see anything on theior website about marketplace transacations. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    Ask HN: What's the cheapest ACH payment processor for marketplaces?

    11 points by apelin 6y ago|16 comments
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    by apelin 6y ago

    We've started building a platform to help landlords and tenants come up with installment plans for missed rent and security deposit payments during C19. www.xspaced.com
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    Ask HN: Best Explainer Video Platform

    4 points by apelin 6y ago|2 comments
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    by apelin 6y ago

    I guess we'll have to see if Unity will havea response on that. Have to say thou, having billions of triangles without sacrificing FPS is exciting.
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    Ask HN: How are you handling rent payments?

    2 points by apelin 6y ago|0 comments