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Tarik Khribech

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
211 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

And she didn't know who I am again.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

She was like, oh, the minimum was $1,200.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

And here she is posting the exact same job for $650.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

And I talked to the contractor.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

I was like, hey, how do you like it?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

I was like, man, I would have done it for $350.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

And here's the contractor who's getting paid $650.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

So I want to make sure that I want to see firsthand what's going on.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

Well, here's the thing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

That guy would have not even got that 650 if he was just in someplace else because this woman, she wasted time.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

She has to wait for the general contractors to come home, give her a coat, hand it over.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

A lot of these contractors, their downtime costs them money.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

And even an Angie's List poll back in 2010, they were showing that 80% of small businesses are willing to lower their price down so they can earn new clients.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

Groupon have shown that to us.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

Groupon businesses, they lose 75% of their revenue.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

Right, but that's what I'm saying.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

It's entirely a decision of you.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

You decide if that number makes sense to your financial situations.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

I understand you might want to talk $1,200 on a normal business hours if you're busy, but there's a lot of down times.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1566 How This Thumbtack Competitor Hopes to Win with $50k in GMV Last 12 Months

Would you rather get that $650 or $700?