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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by why-el on Sunday July 26, 2015 @07:04PM (#9952518)
Since we are talking about genius ideas, where is the idea now? (Apologies if this was supposed to be obvious and I did not get it).
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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by iamben on Sunday July 26, 2015 @07:57PM (#9952680)
In the UK - Deliveroo, Just Eat, Hungry House... There's probably more.

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/deliveroo https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/just-eat https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hungryhouse-co-uk

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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by why-el on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @03:39PM (#9964003)
I was actually curious about parent's friend's idea. To be fair all these apps haven't yet figured out the whole market, so perhaps instead of genius we can call them 'implementable'.
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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by dormant1 on Thursday July 30, 2015 @05:36PM (#9978340)
I have seen an integrated system in Australia. Delivery Hunter. Actually involves a delivery service if restaurant does not have one.. We all thought it would fail but it is getting bigger and bigger.
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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by NeutronBoy on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @10:11PM (#9965857)
In Aus, Menu Log and Delivery Hero are the main two with similar functions. They actually work with restaurants to integrate their existing online ordering systems into an integrated mobile app.
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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by maxschumacher91 on Sunday July 26, 2015 @07:06PM (#9952527)
https://www.doordash.com/ , heavy funding by KPCB
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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by dev-da0 on Monday July 27, 2015 @03:18AM (#9953836)
http://waiter.com has made a few cool megabucks in SV.

The original was http://waitersonwheels.com, which I used in the 1990's. It started as a catalog-based service, which waiter.com knocked off and improved.

It's not a defensible business model unless there's some exclusivity agreements with restaurants on the menu. (too tasty to resist.)

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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by Rodyland on Sunday July 26, 2015 @07:56PM (#9952679)
Apology accepted. :D

https://www.menulog.com.au/ https://www.deliveryhero.com.au/

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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by dev-da0 on Monday July 27, 2015 @03:15AM (#9953831)
Google Shopping Express
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