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In my opinion this model works & keeps prices low, there is nothing to disrupt here. Similar like the Indian Dabbawala network. The Dabbawala System: On-Time D
by throw9966 9y ago
In my opinion this model works & keeps prices low, there is nothing to disrupt here. Similar like the Indian Dabbawala network.
The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=38410 http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=38410
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala
- pm90 9y agoIt works only as long as there are more Dabbawallas willing to do what they do. Once their kids (or grandkids) decide they can earn more/do other professions...who will deliver the lunch?
- bgun 9y agoInstacart (or some other middleman). Prices will go up as India develops. The same is happening in Chinatown; the children of these shopkeepers are not as willing to stand in line at the warehouse at 3am, nor many of the myriad other unsavory chores to which their parents were accustomed.
- throw9966 9y agoWhat I believe is as long as there is a demand for this service and there is profit to be made, there will be people willing to cater for it, either the children or someone else.
- throw9966 9y agoIt has been 125 years since this started and I dont see it stopping in the near future. And why do you think "their kids (or grandkids) will continue the same profession as their parents ?
- mncharity 9y agoUrban last-mile delivery robots. Eg, https://www.marble.io/ https://www.marble.io/ et al.