From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Martin Njuguna
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:45 PM
To: Skunkworks Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Introducing Kenya's first online rental system

On 3/24/10, solomon kariri <solomonkariri@gmail.com> wrote:
> A very nice initiative it is.
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Watson Kambo <wkwats@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Kevin,
>>
>> This is great work!! Big challenge to all of us.
>>
>> BR//
>>
>> Watson Kambo
>>
>>
>> On 24 March 2010 14:26, Joseph McDonald <mcdonaldoj@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Good work.The website and concept is good.
>>>
>>> I think the only challenge will be to stay afloat with the pricing
>>> model.The dvd market is so competitive with every one selling dvd for as
>>> low
>>> as 50 bob.I had a movie website and sold it sometimes last year due to
>>> those
>>> difficulties
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Kevin Ouma <kevin.ouma@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Erik
>>>>
>>>> I forgot to mention that we will be keen to use the ushahidi engine for
>>>> mapping delivery logistics e.g customer density per geographical
>>>> location
>>>> which will help us determine DVD drop off points , delivery messengers
>>>> per
>>>> zone etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kev
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:56 PM, Erik Hersman <erik@zungu.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Kevin, this is very impressive, great job!
>>>>>
>>>>>  Erik Hersman

>>>>> www.afrigadget.com | www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com>
>>>>> <http://www.afrigadget.com>@whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican>

>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Kevin Ouma wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I wish to introduce famiflix, (www.famiflix.com) which though managed
>>>>> and run by my wife, I am  closely involved in overseeing the technical
>>>>> implementation and personally developing the interface design. Much of
>>>>> the backend was however developed in India.
>>>>>
>>>>> Though a niche rental service ( Christian and family friendly titles)
>>>>>  it is a pioneer on a number of technical and business model fronts in
>>>>> the
>>>>> country :-
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    - The first fully online DVD rental service ( similar to netflix)
>>>>>    that works through a rental queue model
>>>>>    - Payments is done through a system similar to mobile credits i.e
>>>>>    buy credits through M_PESA and subsequent rentals/ late fees
>>>>> deducted from
>>>>>    your credit.When this credit runs low you have to top up. This model
>>>>> allows
>>>>>    us to develop unique rental plans in future  e.g 50 shs per DVD per
>>>>> night
>>>>>    - Other features such as view movie by director, View Trailer, view
>>>>>    related movies, movie ratings, top rentals
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I will appreciate comments and for those who appreciate these kinds of
>>>>> movies karibu to open an account on http://www.famiflix.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Kevin Omondi
>>>>>
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