My presentation about rooomie.com from Start-up Weekend London.

1. @rooomie
Social roommate
management
... brought to you by:
@botanicus

2. About Jakub
• Based in London.
• Ruby contractor (VMware).
• I want to have my own business.
• Follow @botanicus!

3. I wanted to make my and
others’ lives easier,
without arguing over the
bills or who’s turn is to
clean up ...

4. Some screenshots from
working app!

9. Instead of this mess:

10. Just a simple form:

11. ... and then everyone receives
an e-mail with link to Paypal, so
he can pay back easily.

12. However ... It’s not just about the
bills, it’s a whole platform for
managing flatshares. Shopping list,
noticeboard, cleaning log and more
to come!

13. The Status
• I validated the idea with many people.
• Barely any serious competitors.
• MVP is nearly there!
• This is not just a weekend project, I
mean it seriously!

14. Revenue Streams
• We know where the people live and how
much they pay for the bills, so we can offer
them cheaper internet etc.
• Hyper-local advertisement (shop close to
you).
• Charge 50p / transaction so we can pay at
least for the development in just a few
months!

15. Go to market strategy
• Be local: get 20% students on one
university and it’ll just spread out there. Go
university by university, city by city.
• Partner with agencies offering flats to
students, sites like Gumtree. and
organisations helping students with finding
flat (US).
• FB app with no registration, it can go viral.

16. The Missing Bits?
• YOU! Care to be a beta tester? A
cofounder? Or participate as a Ruby
developer or a marketing person?
• Get in touch NOW!

17. I’m looking for an angel
investment!

18. Thanks for listening and
for the great weekend to
all of you!
@botanicus