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Hello Chainlink community!  

Our names are Sachin and Sid; we are two students at the University of Chicago who love to ride our bikes.  Between the two of us, we've worked in 4 bike shops in Pasadena, CA and Boulder, CO, and we continue to stay close to the cycling community.  We are currently in the process of performing some market research around how cyclists in our community get their bikes serviced.  We are developing a survey and will be launching it shortly; we would be very grateful for your participation (will take 3-5 minutes to complete)!  

Thank you!

Sachin & Sid

Contact: skashya0@chicagobooth.edu

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on October 29, 2014 at 4:20am

Where is the survey?

Permalink Reply by Sachin Kashyap on October 29, 2014 at 4:38am

Hello Chainlink community!

Please find our survey below (very quick - should take 3-5 minutes to complete).  Thank you again!

http://chicagobooth.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_a8yGuog6CcHsNI9

Sachin & Sid

skashya0@chicagobooth.edu

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on October 29, 2014 at 5:23am

Terrific. A "B" school project and a seemingly ready-made focus group. Unless I miss my mark, from the questions posed, it would appear that the surveyors lack familiarity with the chosen subject matter.

Permalink Reply by Sachin Kashyap on October 29, 2014 at 5:27am


Hi Kevin!

We definitely look forward to any feedback you might have on our ideas.  What, in particular, do you suppose we do not understand about this market?  Thanks of course for all your support.  

Sachin & Sid

Kevin C said:

Terrific. A "B" school project and a seemingly ready-made focus group. Unless I miss my mark, from the questions posed, it would appear that the surveyors lack familiarity with the chosen subject matter.

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on October 29, 2014 at 5:45am

Hello free market research!

I am willing to bet that this project has to do with market research for a large bike shop or bike shop chain looking at the viability of a pick up service.

FYI, your results are now skewed by at least one.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on October 29, 2014 at 5:56am

It's definitely all about the pricing for a pick up service, but I assumed it would be a smartphone app where the shops get charged to be listed, and the customer gets charged for the convenience.

The most glaring survey bias error seems to be that most people only have one bike. 

notoriousDUG said:

Hello free market research!

I am willing to bet that this project has to do with market research for a large bike shop or bike shop chain looking at the viability of a pick up service.

FYI, your results are now skewed by at least one.

Permalink Reply by Sachin Kashyap on October 29, 2014 at 7:29am

Kevin,  

That is a very good point.  We overlooked this in developing the survey.  Thank you for your feedback!



Kevin C said:

It's definitely all about the pricing for a pick up service, but I assumed it would be a smartphone app where the shops get charged to be listed, and the customer gets charged for the convenience.

The most glaring survey bias error seems to be that most people only have one bike. 

notoriousDUG said:

Hello free market research!

I am willing to bet that this project has to do with market research for a large bike shop or bike shop chain looking at the viability of a pick up service.

FYI, your results are now skewed by at least one.

Permalink Reply by Sachin Kashyap on October 29, 2014 at 7:31am


Hello DUG,

We're actually pooling our resources for a start-up which would partner with local shops here in Chicago; we think we would be able to drive additional volumes (especially during the winter months) and we are trying to better understand the market.  My apologies for any misunderstandings.

Thank you for your help!


notoriousDUG said:

Hello free market research!

I am willing to bet that this project has to do with market research for a large bike shop or bike shop chain looking at the viability of a pick up service.

FYI, your results are now skewed by at least one.

Permalink Reply by Sachin Kashyap on October 29, 2014 at 7:34am


h' 1.0, 

We are actually developing a service which would connect customers with local shops in Chicago.  We have mentors here at the University of Chicago, however our focus is on developing a deeper understanding of the market in order to determine if our idea is actually viable.  My apologies for any confusion.

Thank you!


h' 1.0 said:

This is a school project?

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on October 29, 2014 at 7:35am

+1   Many of us have multiple bikes, some with cargo trailers.

Kevin C said:

The most glaring survey bias error seems to be that most people only have one bike. 
 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on October 29, 2014 at 7:48am

Another issue is what is "service"  A tune-up? Something breaks that I cannot fix and I need to get the bike to a shop?  Just two examples that immediately come to mind.

Permalink Reply by Michelle S on October 29, 2014 at 7:54am

I took the survey but FYI that I wouldn't have much use for this service because both bike shops that I use to service my family's bikes are within a block or two of a Divvy station, which I then take to ride home.

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