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Startup No 178 - StartupRealities 2020 series ExperienceHousing is a subscription service that allows prospective house buyers to spend a full week living at a shortlisted location to help them decide if they would want to buy and live in the given house/apartment long-term. The service allows the subscriber to experience the complexity of living at a new place, including facilities, sound and heat insulation, neighbours, transport services and the environment for a week on average. On the other hand, the service also allows sellers to benefit from an income stream while selling their place as houses for sale usually cannot be rented out during such a period. CEO QUOTE "Our service creates a win-win: the buyer has time to explore the details of living at a given venue, while the seller gets some short-term revenue. The annual subscription allows up to five weeks of living at up to 5 different locations. However, for more expensive properties, the allocation of days is red...

StartupRealities No 92 SharedChildcare  is a social enterprise that matches childless couples with families with children to give the couples access to children for a limited number of days per year. Normally couples are expected to plan at least one day a month for childcare volunteering as part of the SharedChildcare scheme. This is done on a long-term basis and with the same child until the child reaches 18, so the volunteer caregivers are seen by the child as a secular godfather and godmother. CEO QUOTE "SharedChildcare is a win-win: the parents get some time off for rest or for personal projects; and the volunteer caregivers get to spend time with a child if that's what they want. We conduct thorough background checks and vetting, of course. When you think about it, people spend so much time on their own pets, or even on other people's pets via apps such as BorrowMyDoggy. So looking after a child once in a while is a complete no-brainer. To use a real estate anal...