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• Auto repair

  Mechanics quote each repair after seeing the problem, and customers choose a quote.

  • Quoted for each job
  • Customers pick their supplier
  • Wherever suits them

  Supplier

  Mechanic

  Each booking

  Repair

  Customers are asked

  • Vehicle make
  • Vehicle model
  • Year
  • +3 more

  Why it travels: Cars break down everywhere. In developing countries, roadside and independent mechanics handle most repairs.

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• Car wash

  Mobile car washing from a short menu, with a washer assigned to each wash.

  • Your price list
  • A supplier is assigned
  • At the customer's place

  Supplier

  Washer

  Each booking

  Wash

  Customers are asked

  • Your vehicle
  • Anything else the supplier should know?

  Why it travels: Cheap to start, quick to do, and needed wherever there are cars.

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• Cooking

  Home cooks quote for meals or meal prep, and customers choose a cook.

  • Quoted for each job
  • Customers pick their supplier
  • Wherever suits them
  • Repeat customers

  Supplier

  Cook

  Each booking

  Meal

  Customers are asked

  • Number of people
  • Which meals, and for how many days?
  • Dietary needs or allergies
  • +2 more

  Why it travels: Home cooks exist in every culture, and busy households everywhere pay for meals.

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• Errands

  Runners handle errands such as waiting in line, picking things up and dropping off documents, at set prices.

  • Your price list
  • A supplier is assigned
  • From one address to another

  Supplier

  Runner

  Each booking

  Errand

  Customers are asked

  • What needs doing?
  • Extra stops along the way
  • When does it need to be done by?
  • +2 more

  Why it travels: These errands are universal, and in many countries they take hours.

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• Home repair

  Handymen quote each job and customers choose a quote, with an alternative setup that uses a fixed price list and an assigned handyman.

  • Quoted for each job
  • Customers pick their supplier
  • At the customer's place

  Supplier

  Handyman

  Each booking

  Job

  Customers are asked

  • Type of work
  • Describe the job
  • Photos

  Why it travels: Every home needs repairs, and finding a trustworthy person is hard everywhere.

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• Housekeeping

  Cleaning in the customer's home, where each housekeeper sets an hourly rate and customers choose who comes.

  • Hourly rates
  • Customers pick their supplier
  • At the customer's place
  • Repeat customers

  Supplier

  Housekeeper

  Each booking

  Visit

  Customers are asked

  • Size of your home
  • What needs doing?
  • Cleaning supplies
  • +1 more

  Why it travels: It's common everywhere.

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• Laundry

  Pick-up, wash and return, priced per bag, with a supplier assigned to each order.

  • Your price list
  • A supplier is assigned
  • Picked up and dropped off
  • Repeat customers

  Supplier

  Launderer

  Each booking

  Order

  Customers are asked

  • Number of bags
  • Anything we should know?

  Why it travels: Everyone needs it. In the US it's wash-and-fold delivery. In many developing countries, paying someone to do laundry is already normal.

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• Moving

  Movers quote each move based on its size and distance, and customers choose a quote.

  • Quoted for each job
  • Customers pick their supplier
  • From one address to another

  Supplier

  Mover

  Each booking

  Move

  Customers are asked

  • Size of the move
  • Stairs
  • Do you need help packing?
  • +2 more

  Why it travels: People move everywhere, and in many places a truck with a couple of helpers is the whole industry.

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• Short-term housing

  Hosts list one or more places with a nightly rate, and guests pick a place for their dates.

  • Nightly rates
  • Customers pick their supplier
  • At the supplier's place

  Supplier

  Host

  Each booking

  Stay

  Customers are asked

  • What do you need?
  • Expected arrival time
  • Anything else the supplier should know?

  Why it travels: People need somewhere to stay for a few nights or a few weeks everywhere. In many countries that's a guesthouse or a spare room, not a hotel.

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• Tutoring

  Tutors set an hourly rate, and families choose a tutor, usually for a weekly session.

  • Hourly rates
  • Customers pick their supplier
  • Wherever suits them
  • Repeat customers

  Supplier

  Tutor

  Each booking

  Session

  Customers are asked

  • Subject
  • Level
  • What should the sessions help with?

  Why it travels: Parents everywhere pay for their children's education, and language tutoring works anywhere.

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