Greedy Entrepreneur Trying to Start Climbing Business

Colonel Mustard wrote: Apparently it’s serially begging women for dates at your van while planning climbs way above your pay grade? Not sure how you monetize that.

Collin H wrote:

One more idea: a belay device with a built in “odometer” ...

Maybe an "odor-meter" would be more useful for a dirtbagger? For a measly $39.95 monthly subscription fee, you would get a gizmo that gives practical suggestions to enhance your dating life. 

Well at least it took till page 2 for folks to decide that the best options were basically selling drugs or pimping. 

Sep Mwrote:

Well at least it took till page 2 for folks to decide that the best options were basically selling drugs or pimping. 

Ohhhh now I get it

Thomas Lowell wrote:

Agreed. My question is what are the dirtbags' top 3-5 needs so I don't end up with a SISP (solution in search of a problem). I was thinking a staffing agency could be huge. Dirtbags want seasonal employment and might be willing to pay to have the employment guaranteed or for good pay. Restaurants, rental companies, and stores need extra employees during the busy season and would be willing to pay for vetted temporary employees. 

Ehhh—- highly relevant but not solvable by OP.  (Ie - how would you outcompete Indeed on this product where there is already a huge platform advantage?)

Greedy entrepreneur? Politics. 

uber for belay slave

(to elaborate-- a service cheaper and more convenient/flexible than  hiring a guide, but a bit more consistent/reliable/vetted than climbing with a rando)

MPwrote:

uber for belay slave

BB.com

Fully rated lead rope solo device that does not require backup devices, cache loops with backup knots, or a BDSM harness.

And costs under $1000.

Luke Lalorwrote:

Being surrounded by people you have known for two weeks gets old quick.

Everyone travels to the same places, so you see the same people throughout the year. I was full time on the road for three years and had the same crew of people more or less wherever I went.

mountainhickwrote:

Fully rated lead rope solo device that does not require backup devices, cache loops with backup knots, or a BDSM harness.

And costs under $1000.

Already out there, it's called an Edelrid Eddy...

The real money is in gym-adjacent products. TAM is way bigger than people who actually get out. 

PWZwrote:

^ This guy gets it

Casey Jwrote:

The real money is in gym-adjacent products. TAM is way bigger than people who actually get out. 

TAM???

Marc801 Cwrote:

TAM???

Total Addressable Market aka "how many total potential customers are there". New products are generally unlikely to dominate early, so the larger the TAM, the more room there is for competition/success. Kind of like how there's way less of a market for trad stuff vs. sport or boulder stuff. 

Indoor Competitive Climber Trading Cards.  Be ready for the next Olympics. 

You and Ronald McDonald laughing to the bank when all that sweet olympic advertising dollar comes in.

J Iwrote:

Indoor Competitive Climber Trading Cards.  Be ready for the next Olympics. 

You and Ronald McDonald laughing to the bank when all that sweet olympic advertising dollar comes in.

Two words - Fantasy Climbing League. Well, three words, but who is counting words when the point is to count money rolling in

amariuswrote:

Two words - Fantasy Climbing League. Well, three words, but who is counting words when the point is to count rolling in money

Pffttt, we need betting to really make money.

Bet on who takes down which V17 boulder next.