AT
AT SEVEN
AT SEVEN FORTY FIVE ALMOST ON A FRIDAY. I HAVE A QUESTION ARE YOU GONNA BE SPENDING YOUR HOT
LABOR DAY WEEKEND POOLSIDE? OH,
HEY, YOU DON'T HAVE A POOL. DO
NOT LET THAT STOP YOU FROM
COOLING OFF. I'VE GOT ASHER
WEINBERGER WITH SWIM BILLY,
WHICH IS A GREAT WAY TO TAKE A
DIP. GOOD MORNING, ASHER. HEY,
GOOD MORNING. ARE YOU OK? WHAT
IS SIMPLY TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
SIMPLY IT'S KIND OF SIMPLE. I
MEAN THAT'S THE NAME THE MEDIA
HAS THAT DOES THAT HERE.
SWIMMING POOLS I THINK THAT IS
RIGHT. IT'S WHERE YOU CAN RENT
OUT YOUR BULL AND EARNS INCOME
AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING
TO GET INSIDE A BOAT.
THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT WAIT.
GET OUT. SO IT'S LIKE AIR B AND
B FOR POOLS IS WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. EXACTLY. NOW IS THIS AN
IDEA THAT YOU CAME UP WITH? HOW
LONG HAS THIS BEEN AROUND? YEAH
,SURE. SO ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO
I JUST BOUGHT A HOME FOR SOME
OF THE POOL AND I WAS KIND OF
FRUSTRATED WITH THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE ASKING MOSTLY FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS, FAMILY TO USE
IT. I WAS HAPPY TO WHY BUT I
JUST WANT SOME SORT SCHEDULING
AND IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TO
MONETIZE THIS. THEN I BUMPED
INTO CO-FOUNDER WHO HAD
ACTUALLY KEPT UP MONETIZING
THOSE AT HIS NEXT DOOR
NEIGHBOR'S POOL WAS ALWAYS
EMPTY SO HE ASKED HER IF HE
COULD HELP HER WITH HER
MAINTENANCE COSTS IN EXCHANGE
FOR SOME TIME. PRINCE FOUND
THAT POOL SHE AGREED WOULD
SPREAD THE REST OF THE BLOCK.
EVERYONE HAD THE SAME DEAL WITH
HER. SHE'S MAKING A LOT OF
MONEY. SO WE DECIDED TO TRY
THIS. WE BUILT A WEBSITE FOR
FIVE OUR DOLLARS WENT INTO
GOOGLE EARTH, FOUND 80 JUICE
BOXES FROM THE SKY 80 DOORS WE
GOT SEVENTY SIX THEN WE'VE GOT
FOUR POOLS TO SIGN UP, PUT THEM
ON THE WEB SITE AND WITHIN
WEEKS THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS
SWIMMING AND STRANGERS. ASHER
YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH A GENIUS
TRYING TO MONETIZE OFF OF YOUR
POOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO'VE
JUST LOOK THIS TICKET IN YOUR
POOL. THIS IS GENIUS. BUT HOW
ARE YOU KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE
ESPECIALLY NOW WE HAVE TO TOUCH
UPON THE COVE. YOU KNOW, HOW DO
YOU MAINTAIN THAT IT'S CLEAN?
WELL, FIRST OF WE DO SOMETHING
THAT MOST I MEAN I DON'T THINK
ANY OTHER SHARING ECONOMY
COMPANY HAS EVER DONE. WE DO
INSPECTIONS OF OUR FLEET. IT'S
NOT ALL THEM YET. WE'RE SCALING
IT UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. BUT
IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WE
DO TWENTY FOUR POINT HEALTH AND
SAFETY INSPECTION BY A LICENSED
THIRD PARTY WHO MAINTAINS
COMPANY. THAT'S THE FIRST THING
WE DO ON TOP OF THAT. REMEMBER
THAT POOLS ARE MAINTAINED BY A
THIRD PARTY. RIGHT. SO AND IT'S
THE IT'S THE HOMEOWNERS POOL
THEMSELVES WHICH MEANS THAT
THEY'RE HIGHLY MOTIVATED TO
MAKE SURE THE POOL IS CLEAN. ON
TOP OF THAT CHLORINE DOES
MITIGATE THE VIRUS. THE CDC
SAID THAT AND IN GENERAL
THERE'S VERY LITTLE CLEANUP
THAT YOU HAVE TO DO FOR A POOL.
YOU KEEP YOUR LEVELS RELATIVELY
BALANCED. YOU'RE FINE. NOW
ASHLEIGH, I HAVE SOME
LOGISTICAL QUESTIONS. NUMBER
ONE, LET'S SAY I'M GOING TO
RENT A POOL FOR A MEAL. AM I
ONLY ALLOWED TO BE IN THE POOL
AREA? WHAT ABOUT BATHROOM? YOU
HAVE TO USE THE BATHROOM OR
CLEAN UP OR DRY OFF. ARE
THE HOMEOWNERS GOING TO BE
HOME? HOW DOES THIS WORK? WELL,
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE HOME. WE
KNOW THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR
HOMEOWNERS DO NOT INTERACT WITH
THE GUESTS PARTICULAR MOTHER
AND. WE DON'T WANT THAT TO
HAPPEN. NOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE A
BANNER TO HOUSE OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT WHERE THEY OFFER
BETTER MATCHES. OTHERS DO OFFER
A DEDICATED PART OF THEIR HOME.
IT'S A BASEMENT OR THEN THAT'S
ADJACENT TO THE POOL AREA. LIKE
I DO MY OWN POOL AND THAT'S
DEDICATED FOR SIMPLY GETTING
CLEANED BETWEEN BOOKINGS. WE
ALSO MANDATED A ONE HOUR BUFFER
BETWEEN BOOKINGS. SO WE DO WANT
PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT AT
THE SAME TIME MEETING EACH
OTHER POTENTIALLY A TRANSIENT
SORT OF VIRUSES LIKE THAT. SO
THERE IS ACCESS IN SOME CASE
BUT AGAIN FOR THE MOST PART
IT'S A VERY CONTACTLESS
EXPERIENCE. I REALLY LIKE THIS
NOW IS IT AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE
TO TRY AND BOOK THIS WEEKEND?
ARE YOU GUYS UP AND RUNNING?
OH, YOU'RE UP AND RUNNING. WE
LAUNCHED ABOUT 13 MONTHS AGO
AND WE'VE EXPLODED. WE'VE HAD
THREE AND A HALF THOUSAND
PERCENT YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH
NOW PRETTY MUCH AND EVERY
SINGLE STATE IN THE COUNTRY
EXCEPT WYOMING. THAT IS
AMAZING. AND I ASK YOU IN
THE COMMERCIAL BREAK IF THOSE
CHILDREN BELONG TO YOU OR DID
YOU RENT THEM THOSE YOU ARE YOU
OWN, RIGHT? WELL, TWO OF THEM
ARE MINE TO RENT. SO THERE YOU
GO. SEE IT JUST MAKES
THE ATMOSPHERE A LITTLE BIT
MORE FUN. AND WHEN YOU WRITE A
COUPLE OF KIDS IN
THE BACKGROUND NEXT WEEK
MORNINGS DILEMMA SWIFTLY DOT
COM GO BOOK A POOL I GUESS.
ANYTHING ELSE? ASCHER YOU WANT
TO SAY BEFORE WE END THIS
SEGMENT? I THINK THE THING
THAT'S SO SURPRISING TO US
NUMBER ONE THE REASONS WHY
PEOPLE BOOK POOLS ALL TYPES OF
FASCINATING REASONS BESIDES
WHAT IS GOING FOR IT. BUT SOON
I HAD MY OWN POOL SCIENTISTS
SOME UNDERWATER DRONES,
WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS, DOG PARTIES
YOU NAME IT LOTS OF BIRTHDAY
PARTIES ON TOP OF THAT. I THINK
WHAT'S REALLY AMAZING IS HOW
MUCH MONEY YOU CAN ACTUALLY
EARN YOUR POOL. PEOPLE ARE
REALLY SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT WE
OPPOSE THAT ARE EARNING TEN
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A
MONTH. NO ONE WAS GETTING
STARTED. DO YOU THINK I CAN
RENT OUT THE POOL IN MY CONDO
ASSOCIATION? IS THAT ALLOWED?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING
THAT SOON THIS YOUR HOTELS,
CONDOS, THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU
KNOW, IT'S A BIT OF A MODEL.
IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE PER SAY BUT
YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING THE PEOPLE
WANT AND WE CAN DO IT. ASHER
YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE GUYS LIKE
ME AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT OF THAT SUCH A SIMPLE
IDEA BUT A GOOD ONE SWIM PLAY
THAT COME ASHORE.