Re:Apply HN: SecondInnings – Provide Second Chance to Senior...
by bpraful on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @04:42PM
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Thanks for your comment. No I did not watch "The Intern" but I will now ;)
Most of the signups are willing to pay, the target market is middle and upper middle class seniors who have decent savings and can afford a reasonable amount for quality service to fulfill their aspirations. Since the nature of aspirations are diverse the amount can be anything from INR 500 per month for a drawing class to say INR 250,000 for a Europe tour (thats roughly $10 to $4000 range)
You made an excellent suggestion regarding focus on a narrow niche. I would definitely consider it. Probably start with 1 or 2 top requested services and then add on more later.
I have not heard about Road Scholar pgm, will google and find more about it, sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, feels so great to get feedback from HN community.
But, obvious two-sided marketplace. I think you are likely to hit bottlenecks on both sides. Are the signups willing to pay, and how much? I think that's the key to the whole thing. I also think you need to focus on a narrow niche. My grandma recently did this "Road Scholar" program, which might be similar in nature (all-inclusive trips targeted at sr citizens with a scholarly/educational component).