Imagine getting products and services for free? We’re not talking about clipping coupons. Getting freebies has gone high tech, taking bargain hunting to a whole new level.
Techies have learned how to fully take advantage of “freeconomy.” Take one techie who used a spreadsheet to track mattress firms’ free trials and return policies. He would buy mattresses and return them just as the free trial was up. He hasn’t paid for a mattress in a while.
The perks of the ‘freeconomy’ range from everyday stuff to the luxurious, 1843 Magazine reported. “Startups, flush with funding from venture capitalists and eager to grab the attention of new customers, offer free food delivery, prepared meal kits, grocery-shopping, dog-walking, errand-running, moving, laundry and ride-hailing. Some techies boast that they have even figured out how to get free nights on Airbnb and nearly free flights from JetSmarter, which offers on-demand private jets,”
Listen to GHOGH with Jamarlin Martin | Episode 48: Diishan Imira
Part 2: Jamarlin continues his interview with Diishan Imira, founder of hair-care platform Mayvenn. They discuss how Diishan was mentored to think like a boss and “ask for the check,” and how much it meant to him to have investor Richelieu Dennis in his cap table. They also discuss New York progressives bangin’ back against Amazon and the growing negative sentiment against big tech.
A techie named Felix figured out a way to get free rides from Uber. The Bay-area entrepreneur took advantage of Uber’s discounts for users who refer friends. Felix spent $600 and placed ads on Google, listing his referral code from Uber in each ad. “He spent hours fine-tuning his approach until his ads often had a higher click-through rate than Uber’s own,” 1843 Magazine reported. “For each person who signed up to Uber’s service through his ad, he received a credit. He eventually amassed $30,000 in credits, which allowed him to ride around the city in Uber’s cars and eat three meals a day from UberEats, the company’s food-delivery service, for a whole year without paying a cent.”
