Trusted

Hello Product Hunt Community! Trusted was born after some frustrating experiences my wife and I had in finding child care for our daughter. We wanted to build a service, powered by technology, that tackled not just discovery but also eased scheduling and payments. Having built a marketplace before, I know that there is no silver bullet to building trust - so we wanted to offer features during a booking that could aid in helping parents feel at ease - like being able to check-in using a live video stream, or being able to geolocate your provider. We're also one of the only child care marketplaces to (W-2) employ all our providers, most of who are nursing students. We vet them thoroughly by interviewing them in-person, background checking them, ensuring they are immunized and checking their references. We also meet with them periodically (btw, they all have Slack accounts!) More about our journey here: https://medium.com/@ai/better-ch... And we’ll be around all day to answer any questions you may have. Thank you!

Anand, I have been following you on Instagram and elsewhere for quite a long time. Was bit apprehensive when you unveiled your startup. But you have executed it well. So congratulations. Curious to know your future plans. I am sure you had thought this out, but if not just putting it out here. I would have used this when my kids were an infant. At this point, I have a totally different requirement. I want an uber for the babysitter or A Tinder for a babysitter. An OnDemand app. I can call a teenager, preferably in my neighborhood,(it is important that they should be just a few blocks away so I can give them a ride back to their home. ) and charges approx 10$. They just need to be at the house and be a noninvasive presence for the puppy or the kids. Hang around and watch movies. Open the door for a pizza delivery and sort. Next year my son will be 13 and will be ready to serve my neighborhood for such impromptu babysitting calls. He would love to save money for his new skis next year. It is totally outside your realm right now. Your target market is the parents of these business savvy teenagers. Your background checks and interview process have to scale to include the parents of the teenagers too. I would love to have such an app. I will be both a customer and, through my son, a provider as well.

Great Idea! How do you plan to extend the service to other locations? Who will check and talk with a potential babysitter? Do you have a way to protect a babysitter by collecting data about families?