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On-Demand Logistics for Your App(postmates.com)
6 points by bastian 12y ago|0 comments
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Everlane Now – The Future of online is incredibly fast delivery(everlane.com)
2 points by bastian 12y ago|0 comments
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by bastian 13y ago
I guess i'm thinking about the idea in general. We believe it's fun and wanted to show it.
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by bastian 13y ago
Postmates is not a YC company but we like HN and would love your feedback! We're partnering with Kitchit in NYC and SF to make this happen. Enjoy!
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Chefs On-Demand(postmates.com)
2 points by bastian 13y ago|3 comments
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The Kale Affect(blog.postmates.com)
2 points by bastian 13y ago|1 comments
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by bastian 13y ago
Woz was probably ahead of it's time. I was just thinking about that today in the light of newer companies trying to create / conquer this space.
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by bastian 13y ago
I believe that the ubiquity of smartphones with GPS capability is an important driver. However at Postmates (I'm a Co-founder), we spent a lot of our time working on our dispatch algorithm, with the goal to constantly improve the way w
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by bastian 13y ago
As far as i can tell, Kozmo.com is now registered by Yummy Foods LLC which operates Yummy.com, a chain of mini supermarkets in the Los Angeles area. I believe that they are either doing a PR stunt, or that they are planning to offer deliver
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by bastian 13y ago
Find one or two strong leads to commit to your round. Make sure these are experienced angel investors. Make sure they love what you do. Make sure you love working with them. Fill the rest of the round with people committing to smaller amoun
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Muckraker(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by bastian 13y ago|0 comments
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Postmates Launches Its ‘Get It Now’ On-Demand Delivery Service In Seattle(techcrunch.com)
4 points by bastian 14y ago|0 comments
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by bastian 14y ago
Thanks for cloning Get It Now after using it. ;)
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by bastian 14y ago
Again, i have no idea where this is coming from. Our Postmates actually earn way more than other couriers. Ryan is just talking about his additional tip!
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by bastian 14y ago
I should start by pointing out that the article does not make it very clear that all Postmates also receive a commission for every delivery they are doing. Currently this commission is between 60%-80% of the delivery fee. To answer your que
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by bastian 14y ago
Since we call in most of the orders there is very limited wait time. Ryan got extremely unlucky. Our dynamic pricing however, models the costs and the fee to be paid by the customer, by keeping all these things in mind.
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by bastian 14y ago
The answer is technology and a very clever dispatch Jules ;)
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by bastian 14y ago
Hristov, the only thing we didn't disclose is how much commission Ryan would receive per job - but if you look around a little you will see that our Postmates receive between 60%-80% of the delivery fee as commission. A Postmate makes money
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by bastian 14y ago
It's a typo. What TC describes is our commission of the delivery fee. ;) Otherwise i would agree with you that this would make very little sense!
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by bastian 14y ago
I think the idea of letting the courier add notes is amazing. And yes, there are a few things we can do better in regards to the actual status of the delivery. I personally don't like the pickup in 0 minutes either. Give us a few days :)
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by bastian 14y ago
I like to think of it as Kozmo with a business model but then again, i'm also one of the founders and i guess we all know to well that being overly optimistic about your own startup is one the biggest weaknesses (strengths) of founders. But
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by bastian 14y ago
Finally, somebody talks about this! ;) We're fixing many of these problems for local deliveries with: www.postmates.com
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by bastian 15y ago
We're obsessed with our product and customer service, we have a beautiful iPhone app, great advisors and amazing hackers in our team. Now we like to get to know you, so that we can grow together. ;)
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Postmates is hiring generalist hackers(postmates.com)
2 points by bastian 15y ago|1 comments
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by bastian 15y ago
Most sane thing ever said about the iPad.
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by bastian 15y ago
Thanks! NYC is coming up - no worries.
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by bastian 15y ago
Max, great feedback. Tracking is important for us, but maybe we should have disabled it during Valentine's!
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by bastian 15y ago
Go for it!
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by bastian 15y ago
We actually just have a version under review that allows you to skip the CC entry during registration. ;) However, we use Stripe to store your Credit Card details.
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by bastian 15y ago
Sam, how can i reach you via mail? Would love to talk to you about the service you describe and what we're doing at Postmates. I'm bastianlehmann@gmail.com

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