priscahazel

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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   That's true. Immense referral opportunities for both for major/mainstream brands and the growing ones.And many brands have a host of products targeting black women's hair.
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   Thanks, we'll love to hear their feedback. Our email is info@tressapp.co
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   We initially tested Tress in Ghana and Nigeria and android devices are more predominant because they are more affordable and not as restrictive.
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   Thanks for the feedback and suggestion. Will look into that option as well.
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   This is a huge problem, especially when one relocates. We are working to solve this problem. Initially starting from specific cities.
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   Thanks, apart from the amount of time we spend on our hair, we spend a lot of money as well just to get our desired hairstyle. Hair is definitely huge part of the monthly family /individual budget. We'll love to hear their feedbac
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. Yes we do know of Ashesi University and yes they do have talented engineers coming out of there.
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   We are definitely launching on all those other platforms and some more. We also thought it will be great to launch on Hacker News partly because we are in YC but also because of the rich discussion and feedback we could get from the Hacker
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   by priscahazel 9y ago

   Could you download and check out the app? There are a lot of nuances and specificity that can not be achieved via a hashtag on Instagram. On why not a social network for hair styling in general; same reason - nuances and specificity of our
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    by priscahazel 9y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. You have captured the essence of Tress and what we are working towards.
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    by priscahazel 9y ago

    We will monetize through product sales, stylists booking/referrals like you mentioned and native ads targeted at specific hair types within the black hair-care community. With regards to your second question, the closest to her natural
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    by priscahazel 9y ago

    We started with this specific demographic because we understand our unique hair challenges because of the nature of our hair and the niche but large market potential. That notwithstanding, depending on the data we collect and the value we c
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    by priscahazel 9y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. We didn't go into detail about our business model. For us, we see the social community as the first step to driving social commerce. We intend to leverage on the community to drive product sales for brands&#x2F
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    Launch HN: Tress (YC W17) – Online community for black women's hairstyles

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