RemodelMate's Dev Fund
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Hi gofunders,
RemodelMate (<--- click this link to view our current website) is a web & mobile app that was created to help homeowners plan & price home improvement projects by allowing them to instantly connect with contractors that are commited to transparency.
Before RemodelMate, if homeowners wanted to learn about a home improvement company's product offering or pricing they had to schedule a (most times) lengthy, confusing and high-pressure "free estimate" that ended in a sales pitch. (i.e. you should start this project now because...)
What we've found is that today's homeowner is more connected (i.e. has access to the internet) and with connectivity comes the desire for education.
We were positive that this idea already existed so we searched the internet high and low for it. What we found was that the idea of a homeowner educating themselves from the comfort of their home or on the go, on any given project, and making an objective decision when they were ready to move forward based on value -- versus fear of loss of a good deal or pressure from an agressive salesman -- did not exist, that's when we (picture attached) decided to build RemodelMate.
Now, with a fully deployed Android app (<- link to the demo video) completed (which took home 1st Place [<- link to the awards presentation] at CSUMB's hackathon), an iOS app in development and a webapp following close behind we're finding that we need a very small amount of financial help (in the grand scheme of things) before we can finish building this pretty cool tool that would help millions of homeowners.
We're raising money to finish building the iOS & web apps (which requires servers, databases etc. to store & recall information at a homeowner's request) and do a little bit of web-based marketing to attract more contractors to this service (which benefits them just as much as it benfits homeowners) at which point we'd be able to launch the beta version of our product to homeowners for free.
The sooner we hit our goal of $7.5K the sooner we can release the beta and start to collect feedback from more users on how we've improved home improvement and what else still could/needs to be better. This will allow us to make a few more changes and launch a complete product that directly addresses "your" needs and wants and again will be free to all homeowners that see value in the tool. We're hoping to be able to release the beta version of the application early in 2016 so time is not necessarily on our side, but your donations can change that.
RemodelMate means a lot to us, personally, because we all come from the home improvement industry in some way. (Chad - Remodeling Sales, Victor - Commercial Real Estate & Development, Steven - Residential Real Estate Sales & Development) Many times not only our clients but also our friends and family rely on our expertise to guide them in their decision making (which even we can't always do especially without access to the right information).
If the current process has been a problem for us we can only imagine how many others dread the idea of improving their homes. What's more disheartening is that we always thought home improvement would be a joyous occasion but we've learned that it is not, so with your help, we'd like to change that and help as many people as possible.
We think that it's important to note that we're appreciative of all kinds of support. Not just with dollars and cents but also in spreading the word so if you can give, great! Thank you so much in advance for donating and sharing with your network. If you're not in a position to be able to help financially, that's ok too. Shares to facebook, twitter and your circle of family and friends via email are just as valuable. (if not more)
Together we think that RemodelMate's co-founders, small team of hackers and most importantly you can improve home improvement for many homeowners for many years to come.
Please enjoy the videos & photos we've attached/embedded and if you have feedback, questions, comments or concerns feel free to reach out to the RemodelMate team however you're most comfortable communicating. Our contact information is below.
Thanks again & wish us luck!
Chad, Product
Victor, People
Steven, Process
Jamon, Full Stack Development
George, Front-end Development
Michael, Back-end Development
twitter, @RemodelMate
instagram, @RemodelMate
gofundme, comments tab
** gofundme would prefer that we don't disclose our individual email addresses but we can all be reached by sending a message to social @ remodelmate . com (ofcourse with no spaces)
RemodelMate (<--- click this link to view our current website) is a web & mobile app that was created to help homeowners plan & price home improvement projects by allowing them to instantly connect with contractors that are commited to transparency.
Before RemodelMate, if homeowners wanted to learn about a home improvement company's product offering or pricing they had to schedule a (most times) lengthy, confusing and high-pressure "free estimate" that ended in a sales pitch. (i.e. you should start this project now because...)
What we've found is that today's homeowner is more connected (i.e. has access to the internet) and with connectivity comes the desire for education.
We were positive that this idea already existed so we searched the internet high and low for it. What we found was that the idea of a homeowner educating themselves from the comfort of their home or on the go, on any given project, and making an objective decision when they were ready to move forward based on value -- versus fear of loss of a good deal or pressure from an agressive salesman -- did not exist, that's when we (picture attached) decided to build RemodelMate.
Now, with a fully deployed Android app (<- link to the demo video) completed (which took home 1st Place [<- link to the awards presentation] at CSUMB's hackathon), an iOS app in development and a webapp following close behind we're finding that we need a very small amount of financial help (in the grand scheme of things) before we can finish building this pretty cool tool that would help millions of homeowners.
We're raising money to finish building the iOS & web apps (which requires servers, databases etc. to store & recall information at a homeowner's request) and do a little bit of web-based marketing to attract more contractors to this service (which benefits them just as much as it benfits homeowners) at which point we'd be able to launch the beta version of our product to homeowners for free.
The sooner we hit our goal of $7.5K the sooner we can release the beta and start to collect feedback from more users on how we've improved home improvement and what else still could/needs to be better. This will allow us to make a few more changes and launch a complete product that directly addresses "your" needs and wants and again will be free to all homeowners that see value in the tool. We're hoping to be able to release the beta version of the application early in 2016 so time is not necessarily on our side, but your donations can change that.
RemodelMate means a lot to us, personally, because we all come from the home improvement industry in some way. (Chad - Remodeling Sales, Victor - Commercial Real Estate & Development, Steven - Residential Real Estate Sales & Development) Many times not only our clients but also our friends and family rely on our expertise to guide them in their decision making (which even we can't always do especially without access to the right information).
If the current process has been a problem for us we can only imagine how many others dread the idea of improving their homes. What's more disheartening is that we always thought home improvement would be a joyous occasion but we've learned that it is not, so with your help, we'd like to change that and help as many people as possible.
We think that it's important to note that we're appreciative of all kinds of support. Not just with dollars and cents but also in spreading the word so if you can give, great! Thank you so much in advance for donating and sharing with your network. If you're not in a position to be able to help financially, that's ok too. Shares to facebook, twitter and your circle of family and friends via email are just as valuable. (if not more)
Together we think that RemodelMate's co-founders, small team of hackers and most importantly you can improve home improvement for many homeowners for many years to come.
Please enjoy the videos & photos we've attached/embedded and if you have feedback, questions, comments or concerns feel free to reach out to the RemodelMate team however you're most comfortable communicating. Our contact information is below.
Thanks again & wish us luck!
Chad, Product
Victor, People
Steven, Process
Jamon, Full Stack Development
George, Front-end Development
Michael, Back-end Development
twitter, @RemodelMate
instagram, @RemodelMate
gofundme, comments tab
** gofundme would prefer that we don't disclose our individual email addresses but we can all be reached by sending a message to social @ remodelmate . com (ofcourse with no spaces)
Organizer
Chad M. Hall
Organizer
San Francisco, CA