Entrepreneur

0 readers

1 users here now

Rules

No Personal Attacks - criticism of ideas is allowed, attacking people is not.
Self Posts Only - links can only provide supplementary material. Your post must contain enough content to have a discussion.
No “How To Get Rich Quick” posts - This community is not about making a quick buck. Posts asking the community how to make $X, without making specific reference to a reasonable idea, are not tolerated.
Avoid unprofessional communication - Please treat fellow entrepreneurs like respected coworkers, label conversations if NSFW and avoid deliberate provocations.

Please feel free to provide evidence-based best practices, share a micro-victory, discuss strategy and concepts with a frame work, ask for feedback, and create professional conversation. Treat every post as if you're at work and representing the best version of yourself.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

communick@indiehackers.space

What idea is rolling around in your head for a business that you never get around to? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Low-Helicopter-2696@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

26 comments fedilink hide all child comments

For a number of years I've wanted to start a business to transport kids to their activities. I know the concept of Uber for kids already exist in some places but it's not near me.

I start thinking about how I could recruit some drivers, run some background checks and then start recruiting weary parents who are tired of driving. Then I think about the logistics of all of it and take a walk instead lol

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] xBoatEng@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For all the concerns about this idea... School buses are literally Uber for kids on a large scale.

Seems to me that many of the "problems" have been addressed by that industry.

[–] eayaz@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate Uber.

50/50 chance I’m going to be saying prayers the whole time that we don’t get in an accident due to their insane driving.

But Uber is not like school buses, and these are questions that speak to exactly why my kids will NEVER be on a school bus.

Did they ever get seat belts?
Does anybody monitor the kids?
Who are the bus drivers?
Who are the other kids?
Is the bus track-able by me on my phone?
When were the suspension, brakes, and tires last checked and what’s their parameter for “passing”.
What if my kid has an emergency, what happens?

[–] dorath20@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Half of your questions seem like you don't think the school district knows about liability and the rest make you seem like a helicopter parent.

If you feel that strongly about a bus, you should homeschool

[–] alwaysweening@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I’d disagree. If that person feels that strongly, I’d advise them to let other people help raise and round their children. Drop them off so they experience the world in a relatively safe manner before the scary part starts.