Podcast #4 | Uber for Moving? How Clean Move Built a Micro-Moving App in Omaha with Sloan Nelson

Ever wish you had “a buddy with a truck”… without actually bugging your buddy? In this episode, I sit down with Sloan Nelson, founder of Clean Move (Omaha, Nebraska), a micro-moving + junk hauling service built around a slick quoting/booking experience that instantly prices the job.

We cover:

What “micro-moving” actually is (and why big movers ignore these jobs)

How the app/website gives instant pricing + reduces quoting calls

Pricing strategy: starting low, raising once, and why price increases are the fastest lever for revenue

Customer acquisition: referrals + social vs paid ads/SEO

Founder advice for 9–5 builders: don’t wait, ship an MVP, learn from customers

The long-term vision: “Uber for moving”

Clean Move: mycleanmove.com

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Chapter Markers

00:00 Intro: “Uber for moving” vision
00:17 Meet Sloan Nelson, founder of Clean Move
00:34 What Clean Move does (micro-moving + junk hauling + donations)
02:04 The “call your uncle with a truck” problem
02:40 Origin story: travel nursing + constant moving
04:06 Why the tech/app matters (instant pricing + easy booking)
07:16 How automated is it? Human follow-up + logistics
09:52 Live tour: booking flow + pricing logic
14:06 Pricing strategy + first price increase
17:30 Tips: why it exists and how customers use it
19:13 Ops + back end: confirmations, manual touchpoints
20:28 Customer acquisition: referrals + social vs SEO/ads
23:19 Building the app: MVP, hours, and why it’s the “thing”
27:21 Tool stack + payments + staying lean
28:56 Taxes + the “boring” founder work
32:57 Advice for 9–5 builders: one hour a day + ship
35:51 Inspiration: sister’s business + learning/reading
38:43 Doubt + risk: van investment + confidence
42:42 Validation: revenue expectations + conversion estimate
47:28 1–5 year vision: growth + brand evolution
49:42 Outro + Founder Starter Kit

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