Want It? Maybe You Do. (Plus an Exclusive Offer for Lazy Man Readers.)

I am getting dozens of emails each day. (Don’t all of us?) Unfortunately numerous the ones emails border on unsolicited mail. There are other people taking pictures out 1000’s of emails taking a look for any web page proprietor to advertise their stuff.

I’m somewhat of a sucker. I write too many of those other people again. Fortunately, I’ve a few shape letters that makes responding to maximum requests very fast.

Because numerous those are quasi-spam initially, writing again the folk is lend a hand handiest as soon as in a blue moon.

Today, I’d love to let you know about a type of blue moons. The preliminary electronic mail wasn’t as spammy as maximum, however it birth off with the overall, “I’ve been reading your website and I’m a fan of your work.” I don’t assume any individual writing me with such phrases have taken 30 seconds to depart a considerate touch upon any of my articles.

The electronic mail persevered on to mention that the corporate used to be beginning an Indiegogo marketing campaign. The corporate is an selection to Craigslist, OfferUp or any of the ones group websites the place chances are you’ll bodily industry merchandise in alternate for cash. One of the the explanation why an selection is essential is as a result of there are numerous scams on Craigslist. There are such a lot of scams that Craigslist even has a web page about it. You would possibly now not assume that cashier’s tests may just result in a rip-off, however they are able to.

It turns out like on every occasion we put up one thing on Craigslist the primary two other people to touch us can be scammers. So I’ll all for an selection that fixes the issue.

Introducing Want It

The corporate this is hoping to switch all this is named Want It. Here’s a video creation about the way it works.

I’m hoping you have been in a position to look at that video because it actually defined it higher than I may just.

Right off the highest, I’ve to invite you to stay your expectancies reasonably low. The corporate is actually new and the founder is bootstrapping it. This isn’t a case the place they were given $10 million in project capital investment. I’ve some doubts about their skill to compete in opposition to the large corporations and construct a crucial mass of listings. It’s a ginormous problem.

There are almost certainly dozens of the explanation why Want It received’t figure out. However, that describes with reference to each start-up in all of historical past, proper? Instead of living at the detrimental, let me provide you with two of the the explanation why it will figure out:

1. It solves an issue. I actually can’t categorical how giant this Craigslist scamming downside feels to me.
2. The founder himself. I’ve exchanged numerous emails with Redmond Parker and one influence I were given is that he’s all hustle at all times. One of the the explanation why I selected the identify Lazy Man is as a result of I will’t appear to regulate the inducement/power to take an thought and produce it to lifestyles. Parker seems to be simply the other to me.

Want It is elevating some cash thru Indiegogo. They are raffling some cool pieces. At least other people inform me they’re cool, however I’m now not hip sufficient to acknowledge a couple of of them. You could also be within the Coachella tickets. It turns out like the percentages of you profitable them are beautiful prime given the few individuals who have supported the marketing campaign so far.

I’ve made a few very minor ideas to Parker and he’s agreed they’re excellent concepts and carried out them. That’s one of the most actually cool issues about running with an organization at this level. It strikes a chord in my memory once I noticed Mint and Credit Karma have been simply workplaces with containers piled as much as the ceiling and now not even a beta product to sing their own praises. Sometimes corporations do make it giant.

Want It is providing readers a “special perk” in case you click on thru this hyperlink to the Indiegogo marketing campaign. That perk is limitless featured listings for lifestyles for $49. Everyone else pays $69-79. You get to beta take a look at the applying (which is more or less a foolish perk to pay for, however no matter) and access within the raffle for the Coachella tickets.

If the corporate flames out, you’ll most likely misplaced your cash and get not anything. Featured listings handiest imply one thing if the corporate exists and does neatly. The raffle entries actually handiest rely in case you win the raffle. So reasonably than taking a look at this as a “What in it for me?” scenario, I’d like to curl it round and say, “Thinking of it as investing in a person or as investing in entrepreneurism itself.”

For complete disclosure, I used to be going to this write up as a backed put up, which is a reasonably prime charge. However, I felt strongly sufficient concerning the thought and the nature/hustle of Parker that I took no cash. Instead, I’ll be receiving featured listings for lifestyles and no Coachella entries (excellent success to everybody else). I’ll see you on the beta take a look at.