Hi Product Hunters! Thank you @justinkan for hunting us!
We've been working really hard and are excited to share what we've built.
We built Squire to improve the experience of finding a barber and getting a haircut. On our platform you can discover the best barbershops in your city, book an appointment and then seamlessly pay and tip. In addition, we built a management system for barbers and shop owners to effectively run their business and get new customers.
Hunters can try out the app and get $5 off their first service. Just download the iOS app and use promo code HUNTERS.
Happy to answer any questions or recommend a good barber if you're in NYC, the Bay Area, Miami or Detroit.
@songe_laron Cool idea. How are you finding/onboarding new barbers? I'd imagine that's the biggest challenge. Also, do you/the team have experience working in barber shops?
@_jacksmith dunno. negotiate with bevel to offer discounts for trims at selected barbers through this app? negotiate with bevel to co-market this app in exchange for something that benefits them? use this app as a platform to connect bevel to new barbers and take a cut? (pardon the pun)
@cynicalgrinch i would imagine these barbers already have tools that they are comfortable with (eg: buzzers, scissors, etc). At the price of $199, a barber could buy 4-5 buzzers over the course of a life time. I've been using the same buzzer for the better part of 5 years. I just add oil every couple of months to keep the blades moving.
@cynicalgrinch@_jacksmith ...exactly that would be a very interesting partnership around outreach/marketing. Tristan Walker is the founder of Bevel and already has a great deal of marketing and momentum behind the new brand he has a pretty large list I can imagine of barber shops in key cities they can connect with on day 1 basically, Bevel also raised $50 million so I'm sure it wouldn't be a stretch to say they wouldn't be open to offering some king of discount...it could be a great long term partnership really.
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