Skipool is a niche product that I've been iterating on for some 8 years now. It has always served a purpose for the select few that used it. The purpose being connecting people who'll travel to a place where you can ski with people who also want to go there. Letting people meet like minded individuals, spend time outdoors while also reducing the number of cars travelling.
For this latest iteration I decided to once and for all give it a real shot at being a service people (more than the "select few") use and love.
However I'm fully aware that a service can't exist without an inkling of a business model. Being a developer by trade this isn't really where my strengths are so I'm trying to explore ideas and options.
The user journey can be described as:
Authenticate yourself (Signup/Login)
Create or Find a trip
Add a car or book a seat in one
Go on the trip and meet awesome people
Repeat
Current ideas:
- "Native advertising" i.e. Sponsored trips by resorts or such
- Support payments from passengers to drivers (split costs etc) and taking a transaction fee
Skipool is a niche product that I've been iterating on for some 8 years now. It has always served a purpose for the select few that used it. The purpose being connecting people who'll travel to a place where you can ski with people who also want to go there. Letting people meet like minded individuals, spend time outdoors while also reducing the number of cars travelling.
For this latest iteration I decided to once and for all give it a real shot at being a service people (more than the "select few") use and love.
However I'm fully aware that a service can't exist without an inkling of a business model. Being a developer by trade this isn't really where my strengths are so I'm trying to explore ideas and options.
The user journey can be described as:
Current ideas:
- "Native advertising" i.e. Sponsored trips by resorts or such
- Support payments from passengers to drivers (split costs etc) and taking a transaction fee