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Re:Startup Aims to Give Everyone the Mighty Shipping Power o... by bosstwizz on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @01:26PM (#8264171)
How do the economics of dispatching somebody to pick up an item within half an hour work?
Re:Startup Aims to Give Everyone the Mighty Shipping Power o... by kevingibbon on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @01:30PM (#8264201)
its really about demand and pickup density. This is why we will launch in major cities first. We spend less than 1min on average pickup up peoples items. So once we are able to get enough demand within a close proximity everything works out great.
Re:Startup Aims to Give Everyone the Mighty Shipping Power o... by michaelt on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @05:18PM (#8265514)
Interesting.

What's the model in terms of vehicle ownership and driver salary? Will you be paying the driver a set rate for a set shift driving a company vehicle, as the likes of UPS do, of will you be paying the drivers per collection with them supplying maintaining and insuring their own vehicle, like Uber and Yodel?

At the point you become profitable, how many pickups/packages will each driver do per hour, and how much pay will each driver make per hour/pickup/package?

How much of the market do you aspire to cover - will your model extend to most of the country, or just dense urban areas with high levels of demand?