RedBeacon, the new “OpenTable for local services” that launched at TechCrunch50 last week and took home the top prize from the event, gets a little attention from mainstream media. See founders Aaron Lee, Ethan Anderson and Yaron Binur on Fox Business, the clips are below:
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Congrats to the team!
Marketing is half the battle. Once you get some traction then revs become more feasible.
Nice, congrats… I hope my website can win something one day. It’s actually kind of similar. Good luck with it. Us the money wisely! lol
Congratulations to RedBeacon, you guys deserve this look.
Another pretty boring service incrementally adding to prior offerings…
Thats good… Although I feel sorry for them, having to be on FAUX…
Sure there was a startup that deserved this award a lot more. How about one that brings something totally new and innovative to the web and mobile phones. These guys are simply an Angie’s List with a Lime.
I agree that this idea winner is a poor representation of TechCrunch50
ZaWoot.com has similar functionality (without the natural language processing) down here in SoCal however it is completely FREE. I wish RedBeacon good luck in trying to squeeze local businesses for margin that they cant afford in these tough economic times!
Congratulations Redbeacon!!
haha on fox?!?!?!
fox:”can users use your tool to help them figure out that Obama was not born in the US?”
redbeacon: “err….uh”
fox: “can redbeacon help users determine that vice-president cheney was right, that waterboarding saved lives?”
readbeacon: “well, uh…thats not really…its for finding local services”
fox: “oh so you mean like finding the local doctors that Obama is trying to legislate away? or maybe to help you find a local Obama death panel to kill your gramma?”
redbeacon: “uhhh, yes. exactly”
Facebook and Google isn’t a success, is it? I mean, there were a lot of other social networks and search engines before they came along …
Come on, guys! Don’t you think there’s a reason why these guys won? Of course there is! When I watch this interview I see three guys who know what they’re doing and have what it needs to succeed.
And the product they’re working on seems really cool and the execution is looking good so far!
The best of luck, guys!
Rock on boys! Looks like a X-mas card family photo to me, with Aaron supervising over the kids
The ServiceMagic team must be pulling their hair out
So I watched these guys present and my first thought was… “Melissa Mayer obviously has a thing for one of these guys, which one is it?” Then when they won my suspicions were confirmed. Frankly boys, you have a slick site but I just don’t get why you walked away with the prize. Your revenue model (10% off the top of each job) seems steep given today’s economy and there is no much competition with what you are tryingto do, I just can not imagine how you plan to win.
Ok, so let’s look at all the players in this segment at the moment shall we?
1. The Almighty Craigslist- HORRIBLE interface but has the audience and free.
2. Angie’s List- Subscription based.
3. Service Magic- $5-$55 Lead Fee for provider.
4. MiNeeds- Also takes a cut, but only 2%
5. Jobvana- Ad based sponsors
6. VaVoca- Free. Another Ex-Googler.
7. WorkStir- Free for now, will charge fee later
8. MyJambi- Was free, I think they closed down
9. LaborFair- Charged a fee, then free, not sure if they are still up
10. Zawoot- Seems free as well
It’s going to be a good fight and somehow I don’t think RedBeacon will end up on top. May the best site win since this is surely something we can all use.