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Giuliano Dore
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Get Groomed | Mobile barbers: where are we now ?
A lot has happened since we pushed our last update 4 years ago. The pre-covid era was very good for premium beauty services. We were working in London and covering a number of offices, co-working spaces and hotels, we were planning our pre-seed round
and covid-19 didn't exist yet.
What happened ?
Fundraising
We started our fundraising on...
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Get Groomed mobile barber is a concierge platform allowing you to book a barber in the comfort of your own home, office or hotel. Currently in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Guildford and Kent.
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Giuliano Dore
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I was following him on Twitter for a bit. The man has been out of touch with reality for quite a while, I would not recommend him as role model.
Do you feel like Paul Graham’s advice still applies in 2020?
Mark Vital
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Giuliano Dore
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I had the opposite experience. When I was working in Toronto I had food poisoning one night and I was not feeling well at all. I decided to call in sick the next morning.
Here comes the funny bit. In french, food poisoning is called 'intoxication' ; my English not being great at that time I thought I could translate it literally, so I sent a message to my manager on Skype saying 'Hey, just...
Don't call in sick for a hangover
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Giuliano Dore
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Looking for a Saas for spam detection
For one of my projects we have a contact form that get some spam from bots - is there a spam protection solution available like Akismet but as an API for non-wordpress websites ?
Giuliano Dore
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Where to find decent remote admin/personal assistants ?
Context: we have a male beauty startup connecting barbers with customers.
With my business partner we reached the point where the amount of paperwork starts to become serious. Our team is mostly remote with some tasks that require us to be on site. We would be looking for some support for the following tasks:
* Cross-check contractors invoices
* Process contractors invoices
* Contractors...
Giuliano Dore
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How to promote an app / platform that is currently working in specific locations ?
I am interested to learn about growth hacks especially for platforms like uber, deliveroo, lyft, airbnb where there is a strong dependency in the location. How does one promote an app that can only be used in a specific location ?
Full disclaimer: our app is available for users in London, UK at the moment.
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When I arrived in London a few years ago I realized the male beauty/grooming scene was outdated and inconvenient, especially for people doing long hours who couldn't go to the salon/barbershop after work.
The reviews for barbershops were not reliable and there was barely anybody bringing convenience to the table. We decided to bring a platform for mobile barbers to connect with customers in...
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Get Groomed connects you with mobile barbers in your area
Get Groomed is a mobile platform that connects you with professional mobile barbers in your area so that you can have the finest grooming services that caters to your style, at a place and time that suits you.
Get Groomed
Get Groomed connects you with mobile barbers in your area