Pig-e Bank
Name: Scott Steinhardt
NYU affiliation: Stern NYU status: Graduate |
Did you enter last year?: No
Do you have any teammates?: Yes How many, including yourself?: 2 |
Concept Name
Pig-e Bank
High Concept Statement
Venmo for Group Saving
Status Quo
Millennials are statistically bad at saving money. Planning a trip with your friends? Use Pig-e Bank. Want to buy tickets for an expensive concert with your friends? Use Pig-e Bank.
Competition
There are many apps that deduct from your personal savings account like Acorn and traditional savings accounts. Also, services like Mint exist to help with budgeting.
Solution
Customers will prefer this because it assigns a goal, something tangible, to inspire savings. Adding the social component to it adds additional pressure to change the customer’s behavior, but in a fun way.
Revenue Model
Revenue will be generated by investing the savings into higher yield accounts in addition to ad revenue generated by suggesting specific hotels, restaurants, etc.
Which platform would you like to launch your app on?
iPhone
Which category best describes your app?
Finance