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> Food delivery is a viable business but only if the objective is truly "food delivery" and not "growth & engagement at all costs". Can you give me an example
by tomcam 4y ago
> Food delivery is a viable business but only if the objective is truly "food delivery" and not "growth & engagement at all costs".
Can you give me an example of someone making it viable? Not trying to be snarky. Genuinely interested.
- whateveracct 4y agoThere's no room for that. DD and others just loss-lead off VC bankrolls.
- Nextgrid 4y agoIn the past, any restaurant who provided their own delivery proved it was viable despite lacking the economies of scale, tech and extra efficiency offered by restaurant-agnostic delivery drivers. Nowadays it’s impossible to compete if VCs are happy to burn money to undercut you at a loss but that doesn’t mean the underlying model is flawed - if VCs and “growth and engagement” stops being a thing there could absolutely be an independent delivery operator that doesn’t screw everyone over.
- tomcam 4y agoMy assessment is the same, thanks.