Update: EskomSePush (& Dan)
Back in Summer 2022, Herman and I met up in a co-working space to dedicate some much needed energy into thinking about the future of EskomSePush: whats the plan? We have a unique opportunity... We have an installed base of 4+ million users in South Africa... What are we going to do? How can we make our users lives better? Can we make this bigger than just loadshedding?
We set two ambitious goals: make a sustainable business in 2022, and grow a new product that isn't loadshedding related. We also concluded that Herman will be going full time on it! We'd reevaluate in June and adjust our strategy if necessary, but ultimately decided: let's give this opportunity a proper shot!
July 2022: so far so good, the first goal is looking positive, mostly because of the amount of loadshedding we've had this year (with Stage 6 ?? too), but also because of the dedicated effort put in by Herman to grow new revenue streams in the business. Herman did a really great write up on how we improved revenue ??
We met up again in June, to revisit our goals & strategy (and have a team lunch) ??
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BIG NEWS
EskomSePush is doubling its workforce in August! ???? I'm joining full-time! ??
We'll reassess at our next Summer strategy meeting ??
WHAT'S NEXT?
Herman and I continue working on EskomSePush, adding some additional loadshedding features to make South Africans lives easier to plan ahead. Maybe we finally get to that consumer API for all the makers out there? ??
But also continue to put energy into AskMyStreet: a platform within the app for hyperlocal information. The community is growing every day, and becoming super helpful (I just helped a new neighbour find their lost cat). We know that if people nearby are connected with the right tools - they will help each other out.
Exciting times ahead! We're just getting started.
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2 年This is exciting news for us - avid fans of EskomSePush. Looking forward to see what lies ahead. Maybe if I can also take the opportunity to feed my curiosity - what do you think is better, react native or flutter? (assuming you have had some experience and exposure in both)
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2 年Excellent news! Between AskMyStreet and the neighbourhood WhatsApp groups I was able to spread the correct information of the outages in Sunninghill, Kyalami and Midrand this morning. It is nice that the reach is wider than just my street or neighbourhood, but also surrounding areas. Then is is possible to see if it a really big Eskom problem. I also found a bakery that does rice paper printing on AMS by asking where I could find one, saving me over 20 km in driving.
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