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Re:Chaldal (YC S15) Wants to Become the Amazon Fresh of Bang... by Killah911 on Friday July 31, 2015 @09:55AM (#9981755)
How do you deal with the political volatility? I'm pretty sure Amazon doesn't have to think too much about Hartal or their delivery trucks being burned.
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Re:Chaldal (YC S15) Wants to Become the Amazon Fresh of Bang... by waseemalim on Friday July 31, 2015 @04:22PM (#9984199)
We will have to price it in as a systematic risk. Our competitors in the local market face the same risks, and when Amazon does come in they will have to face it too. For now we are focused on competing locally. Things have not been all that bad for us in Dhaka -- we actually deliver a lot faster on hartal days.

And insurance works just fine in Bangladesh once you figure out the claims process.

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Re:Chaldal (YC S15) Wants to Become the Amazon Fresh of Bang... by Killah911 on Saturday August 01, 2015 @12:36PM (#9987643)
Do you deliver in your trucks on Hartal days? It would certainly be awesome if they didn't attack your trucks because you're simply taking food & essentials to people.
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Re:Chaldal (YC S15) Wants to Become the Amazon Fresh of Bang... by waseemalim on Monday August 10, 2015 @05:53AM (#10033592)
+1, hopefully we can make that happen.
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