Launch HN: YSplit (YC W19) – Automatically split and pay any bill

Re:Launch HN: YSplit (YC W19) – Automatically split and pay ... by jedberg on Thursday May 20, 2021 @05:13PM (#27227358)

Or allow me to pay extra to cover someone else and then get refunded or get a credit towards my next bill or something. So I get a notification the day before rent is due telling me someone didn't pay yet, and then I can just pay for them so the bill isn't late.

Or you can get into the credit business and just pay the bill and charge that person a fee or interest. :)

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Re:Launch HN: YSplit (YC W19) – Automatically split and pay ... by mbesto on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:07PM (#27228568)

> Or you can get into the credit business and just pay the bill and charge that person a fee or interest.

This. I'm not in the category of sharing bills with roommates anymore, but do remember it well and it was a pain.

I'd rather deal with a tech company that can provide better customer service and float for me than a utility bill that loses my info or doesn't do auto-pay correctly.

So if your value proposition is:

- never miss a bill again (Ysplit pays up front for it)[0]

- never deal with customer service for a utility again

Then I think people would pay for that convenience.

[0] - you could do the reverse and have people pay up front and give a discount, then use that float for finances. See -> Venmo.

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