TechCrunch » Super-Stealth Ether to Launch Tonight: Supplier's of services that can be provided via phone conversation or email list themselves and their fees, which are then paid up front by customers who are then connected with the supplier. I'm still trying to figure out how this benefits the customer, who usually get some sort of service benefit, like an estimate of service cost, before they have to pony-up any moola. For the supplier, it seems to provide some sort of billing mechanism and service listing. But unless you can offer the "I know I can fix your computer problem" service, why would someone pay in advance. I'm probably sounding very un-business-like on this post, but it's version 1 of my exploration of this.
BTW...I'm thinking of ways to provide IT and others services in a more flexible (and school-schedule-like) model.
Posted by outlawv at March 1, 2006 11:40 AM