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This was tried (and it failed) many times. You should do some research on it.

• gusgordon 14y ago
  What were the names of the companies that failed? I've heard of Kozmo, but that's not the same thing as this.
  • jaredsohn 14y ago
    You can find some by googling "like Kozmo" or search Hacker News for "Kozmo": https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=kozmo https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=kozmo
    • gusgordon 14y ago
      I don't see anything similar to what I proposed. All of those companies cost far more to run since they have their own inventory. Hopefully not being ignorant.
      • jaredsohn 14y ago
        Here is a company that I think tried what you're proposing and ended up failing: http://techcrunch.com/2008/06/11/licketyship-ceo-out-ditches-business-model-to-focus-on-couriers-as-a-web-service/ http://techcrunch.com/2008/06/11/licketyship-ceo-out-ditches... Note that I'm not making the statement that others have tried this and failed nor suggesting that you don't do this; I'm just suggesting specific ways that you can research it more.
  • jurassic 14y ago
    Webvan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan