Wheelys

An entire cafe in a high tech bicycle

7 followers

An entire cafe in a high tech bicycle

7 followers

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Launch tags:Health & Fitness•Drinking•Coffee

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Maker

Hi Shaan. Thanks. 1. We asked ourselves two questions. What is the product with the highest markup? Coffee! How can we sell that with as little overheads as possible? 2. It varies a lot. In a a big western city a Wheelys would make a profit of perhaps $ 250 in an 8 hour day. In a small city in Tunisia the same Wheelys would make a profit of $ 40.

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11yr ago

iCliniq

@tomasmazetti Awesome. Are you planning to bring it to India?

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11yr ago

Terrible horrible no good very bad ideas

@tomasmazetti Hey Tomas do you want to come on Blab (http://blab.im) & talk about the wheely's story with more people?

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11yr ago

Terrible horrible no good very bad ideas

I read about you guys being in YC! Such an interesting concept. We thought about doing this with our sushi restaurant back in the day but realized it makes much more sense with coffee/ice cream. @tomasmazetti @mariadelacroixx tell us more! 1) how the hell did you come up with this 2) You've sold over 100 of them, how well do they perform?

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11yr ago

Skrlla

"...and we have even removed $1 from $3000 just to provoke our competition" brilliant ;) Q: what about permit or license? do you provide assistance with that as well or it is something that the "wheelyspreneur" have to take care of?

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11yr ago

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Maker

@robertoscaccia thanks! It is up to the entrepreneur, but we have a good knowledge of what is needed around the world, so we'll help out.

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11yr ago

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Thanks Matthew. Actually, thats the whole idea, right there. Starting a café is a dream for many (young) people, but rent and costs has spiralled in the big cities making it almost impossible. Opening a Starbucks would cost $ 500 000. Who has $ 500 000? Opening a Wheelys costs $ 3000. You'll not only earn a living, you get friends, great exercise (we wondered how to frame this) and can focus on brewing coffee instead of 200 utility bills, branding and interior design.

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11yr ago

PlateJoy

Hilarious video :) Where does the coffee come from? Is it up to the seller's discretion and/or different based on location?

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11yr ago

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Maker

@cbognet We have coffee from Rwanda and Guatemala. But it is as well possible to choose a local roaster for your coffee, sometimes we recommend that.

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11yr ago

I live in a very conservative country where it is forbidden to sell anything on the street without authorization (that you cannot get) do you have any tips ?

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11yr ago

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Maker

@steveraffner one trick is to find a place that is not public. A railway station, a shopping mall or similar. They can charge rent, but a minimal rent, since it's basically a service they will offer.

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11yr ago

ICON

LOVE IT! The best is that someone can take their passion into their own hands and start making money and putting smiles on faces instantly. Completely removing the barrier to entry :)

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11yr ago

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