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Funny, I just bumped into a startup[0] that seems to do the same thing, and looks like it received some funding[1]... I wonder how well these guys are going to

Funny, I just bumped into a startup[0] that seems to do the same thing, and looks like it received some funding[1]... I wonder how well these guys are going to do. [0] http://signup.marleyspoon.com/ http://signup.marleyspoon.com/ - it's operational in germany at https://www.marleyspoon.de/ https://www.marleyspoon.de/ [1] $1.5M Seed according to https://angel.co/marley-spoon/ https://angel.co/marley-spoon/

mswift42 12y ago
Cooking is much more a thing in Germany than in the UK, so it might just work.
- arthurcolle 12y ago
  Do you know of a resource that describes these various cultural differences? I could research each country/region individually but your post made me wonder how to develop a knowledge of these country-to-country differences that can be used to assess feasible of a product/venture
  - mswift42 12y ago
    > Do you know of a resource that describes these various cultural differences? Unfortunately not. In this case it's just personal experience. I am a German who has been living in the UK for 4 years now. Over here everything is more fast food and 'instant' oriented than in Germany.
- twic 12y ago
  Could you expand on that? In my experience, cooking is a significant preoccupation for middle-class British people.
- gingerlime 12y ago
  I'm originally from Israel, but have lived in London for 9 years and now in Berlin in the last 3+ years. I can't say I notice a vast difference. Especially if I look at middle-class, educated, well-earning people, which this kind of service targets. There could be some cultural difference, sure. But I think it's relatively small. Other factors, some mentioned on other comments, can come into play. For example: * much easier way to order fresh groceries online in the UK (including Sunday delivery, 1 hr delivery slot, mobile apps etc) * execution, execution, execution (I can't tell about the OP, but the founder of Marley Spoon is also a founder of Delivery-Hero, which is well-established in the fast-food delivery online market)
  - taigeair 12y ago
    I also am living in Berlin now and was wondering if you had some recommendations for online grocery deliveries?
    - thesimon 12y ago
      Rewe is cheap and supposed to be good.
    - gingerlime 12y ago
      We tried Rewe and Bringmeister. Rewe seems a bit better overall. Ocado still seems light-years ahead in terms of flexibility, convenience and service.
  - taigeair 12y ago
    What execution differences do you see?

mswift42 12y ago

Cooking is much more a thing in Germany than in the UK, so it might just work.

arthurcolle 12y ago
Do you know of a resource that describes these various cultural differences? I could research each country/region individually but your post made me wonder how to develop a knowledge of these country-to-country differences that can be used to assess feasible of a product/venture
- mswift42 12y ago
  > Do you know of a resource that describes these various cultural differences? Unfortunately not. In this case it's just personal experience. I am a German who has been living in the UK for 4 years now. Over here everything is more fast food and 'instant' oriented than in Germany.
twic 12y ago
Could you expand on that? In my experience, cooking is a significant preoccupation for middle-class British people.
gingerlime 12y ago
I'm originally from Israel, but have lived in London for 9 years and now in Berlin in the last 3+ years. I can't say I notice a vast difference. Especially if I look at middle-class, educated, well-earning people, which this kind of service targets. There could be some cultural difference, sure. But I think it's relatively small. Other factors, some mentioned on other comments, can come into play. For example: * much easier way to order fresh groceries online in the UK (including Sunday delivery, 1 hr delivery slot, mobile apps etc) * execution, execution, execution (I can't tell about the OP, but the founder of Marley Spoon is also a founder of Delivery-Hero, which is well-established in the fast-food delivery online market)
- taigeair 12y ago
  I also am living in Berlin now and was wondering if you had some recommendations for online grocery deliveries?
  - thesimon 12y ago
    Rewe is cheap and supposed to be good.
  - gingerlime 12y ago
    We tried Rewe and Bringmeister. Rewe seems a bit better overall. Ocado still seems light-years ahead in terms of flexibility, convenience and service.
- taigeair 12y ago
  What execution differences do you see?