Hello entrepreneurs!
After being in the rainwater harvesting niche for the past 2ish years, I have noticed bigger (i.e., more lucrative, scalable, time-removed) opportunities than I have been doing so far (writing books). One of the most interesting is that people often come to me via email or FB group asking for a referral or recommendation.
"Does anyone know of a rain barrel installer in the Mojave Desert? I can't find anybody."
"Does anyone know of a metal roofer they recommend in Central Tennessee?"
"I'm a real estate broker with a property with a rainwater cistern. Do you know anyone who would be interested in purchasing this property?"
This has really got my gears spinning. With this area being new and difficult to understand, rainwater people want to be connected to other rainwater people. From my research, I know that the rainwater harvesting industry, especially in the US, is still nascent (basically what solar power was 10 years ago), and growing, but scattered. People could call a plumber to help them install a rain tank, but not every plumber knows how to. People could call a roofer, but not every roofer installs metal roofs. Brokers/realtors could sell their property to anybody but may feel more confident selling their property to someone willing to understand rainwater as their water source.
People are tired of calling service providers, only to find out they don't take on rainwater projects, have no clue how to, or don't know anybody who does. But, I can also tell you, there are tons of service providers that would be more than happy to take on rainwater projects too (either they specialize in rainwater, tank cleaning, metal roofing, rainwater knowledge...). I want to connect the demand to the supply.
Right now, rainwater needs consolidation, like an Angie's List.
I asked one of my readers if she would use a digital service like this. She said yes. I can spend the next few months doing more research. How does one do research to learn the viable $$$ in an idea? I've already sold 10k books...but this is technically different, right?
Ok, as someone with zero experience in tech, but deep knowledge in the niche and close to the rainwater consumer, how would you establish this rainwater Angie's List? (Assuming the idea is viable. Am I putting the cart before the horse?) What tech stacks are needed? Where do people find software developers? Would you buy an existing platform and use it as a template for your own? How do you research pricing models? What do startup teams in this space look like?
I'd love to even get a general idea of the "what's" in order to visualize what the timeline for creating a project like this would be. I can start to scope what the transition from my book venture to this venture could look like. Thank you! Renee
After being in the rainwater harvesting niche for the past 2ish years, I have noticed bigger (i.e., more lucrative, scalable, time-removed) opportunities than I have been doing so far (writing books). One of the most interesting is that people often come to me via email or FB group asking for a referral or recommendation.
"Does anyone know of a rain barrel installer in the Mojave Desert? I can't find anybody."
"Does anyone know of a metal roofer they recommend in Central Tennessee?"
"I'm a real estate broker with a property with a rainwater cistern. Do you know anyone who would be interested in purchasing this property?"
This has really got my gears spinning. With this area being new and difficult to understand, rainwater people want to be connected to other rainwater people. From my research, I know that the rainwater harvesting industry, especially in the US, is still nascent (basically what solar power was 10 years ago), and growing, but scattered. People could call a plumber to help them install a rain tank, but not every plumber knows how to. People could call a roofer, but not every roofer installs metal roofs. Brokers/realtors could sell their property to anybody but may feel more confident selling their property to someone willing to understand rainwater as their water source.
People are tired of calling service providers, only to find out they don't take on rainwater projects, have no clue how to, or don't know anybody who does. But, I can also tell you, there are tons of service providers that would be more than happy to take on rainwater projects too (either they specialize in rainwater, tank cleaning, metal roofing, rainwater knowledge...). I want to connect the demand to the supply.
Right now, rainwater needs consolidation, like an Angie's List.
I asked one of my readers if she would use a digital service like this. She said yes. I can spend the next few months doing more research. How does one do research to learn the viable $$$ in an idea? I've already sold 10k books...but this is technically different, right?
Ok, as someone with zero experience in tech, but deep knowledge in the niche and close to the rainwater consumer, how would you establish this rainwater Angie's List? (Assuming the idea is viable. Am I putting the cart before the horse?) What tech stacks are needed? Where do people find software developers? Would you buy an existing platform and use it as a template for your own? How do you research pricing models? What do startup teams in this space look like?
I'd love to even get a general idea of the "what's" in order to visualize what the timeline for creating a project like this would be. I can start to scope what the transition from my book venture to this venture could look like. Thank you! Renee
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