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A comment on Show HN: Venturu – Zillow for the market of local businesses. Parent comment
I think the main difference is our core philosophy on what should be free.
Their model is built around monetizing the buyer's access, with things like "locked deals" and daily inquiry limits on the free plan.
Our whole bet is that this market only gets unlocked if discovery is completely open and frictionless for everyone, buyers, sellers, and brokers.
So on Venturu, there are no locked deals, no paywalls to see listings, and no limits on inquiries.
We give all that away for free and will build our business by helping our broker partners succeed, similar to the Zillow model
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I think the main difference is our core philosophy on what should be free.
Their model is built around monetizing the buyer's access, with things like "locked deals" and daily inquiry limits on the free plan.
Our whole bet is that this market only gets unlocked if discovery is completely open and frictionless for everyone, buyers, sellers, and brokers.
So on Venturu, there are no locked deals, no paywalls to see listings, and no limits on inquiries.
We give all that away for free and will build our business by helping our broker partners succeed, similar to the Zillow model