donganaaK Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Here are just eight of the most spoiled startup services we could possibly imagine. 1. SketchFactor The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and so, apparently was the road to creating Sketch Factor. Designed by Daniel Herrington and Alison McGuire, the app lets community members rate certain neighborhoods for sketchiness levels. However, what happened was that neighborhoods with large black communities seemed to be targeted the most, with many calling the app outright racist. The press got so bad, Herrington and McGuire had to release a statement denying the app had any racial tendencies, and explaining the development process, and the app's various tools against racial profiling. The app is still alive and well, available for iOS, Google Play and Amazon for Android. It wasn't designed for the privileged, but it sure ended up looking that way. IMAGE: SKETCHFACTOR 2. Priv For the rich girl on the go, Priv is the perfect way to get professional beauty and wellness services sent straight to you. Whether you're in need of a manicure, or a workout session, Priv, available in Manhattan and Los Angeles, sets it up for you. The prices, while still a bit steep, are actually pretty competitive: $50 for a blowout, $35 for a manicure, $125 for a personal training session and more. IMAGE: PRIV 3. Luxy Luxy is the dating app "for the top 1% demographic." It's like Tinder, "minus the riffraff" — the riffraff being people who don't make millions of dollars. (Patti Stanger, watch out.) The free app is available on iTunes and Google Play. IMAGE: LUXY 4. BlackJet Don't you want a private jet service that can instantly book you a ride? Well, just become a member of BlackJet. The service, at its inception, allowed users to snag a ticket for upwards of a $3,500, along with an annual membership price of $2,500. Bumping its profile are famous backers like Will Smith and Ashton Kutcher. A newer app, JetSmarter, is now drawing comparison, offering up essentially the same service. Because apparently there's a huge market right now for private jet apps. IMAGE: BLACKJET 5. Hangover Club Just because they're drinking better bubbly than you doesn't mean rich people don't get hangovers. The cure? A special drink designed by startup Hangover Club. They create hangover packages with energy and immune boosters, medication and "nutri-drips," specially formulated IV drips that come in three price levels: $175, $219 and $249. IMAGE: HANGOVER CLUB 6. Caviar Caviar takes a note out of Seamless's book, but takes it up a notch. Available in 13 cities, it provides users access to gourmet restaurants that don't typically provide delivery options. IMAGE: CAVIAR 7. One Fine Stay Airbnb connects you to regular homes, but One Fine Stay connects you to swanky pads and beautiful apartments. It's for rich folks who want to stay somewhere overnight, but want something more personal than a five star hotel. The startup's home page showcased an available stay at a gorgeous Brentwood home, which costs $465 a night. IMAGE: ONE FINE STAY 8. Alfred Alfred, which recently won TechCrunch Disrupt's $50,000 "Battlefield champion" prize, is a new startup for an old business. Founded by a group of Harvard Business School graduates, Alfred is essentially a butler service that users can subscribe to for $99 a month. Just say what you need -- groceries, home cleaning, laundry -- and a real human (sadly, probably not named Alfred) will take care of it for you. However, there are already plenty of gripes with the app, like its potential to disrupt already existingservant businesses.
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