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Why Canada is failing at tech(business.financialpost.com)
2 points by kevingibbon 13y ago|0 comments
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
+1 for loom. I've been using it for a while now. It's pretty awesome!
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Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand delivery(venturebeat.com)
62 points by kevingibbon 13y ago|19 comments
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
I agree. I can't imagine where $0.15 makes sense for anyone. Margins in this business are very tight. I'd love to see a monthly plan.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
My bet is they will offer it for free very soon. Beta testing for UPS / Fedex international http://blog.easypost.com/post/50350200681/ups-international-...
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Police Shoot a man's dog in front of him, arrest him for video recording(thelibertarianrepublic.com)
5 points by kevingibbon 13y ago|2 comments
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Outbox, The Startup That Digitizes Your Postal Mail, Raises $5 Million Series A(techcrunch.com)
36 points by kevingibbon 13y ago|48 comments
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
These are definitely outliers.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
Agreed, I did overstate it a bit. It has been possible before. It has just recently became a lot easier.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
My co-founder and I have $2500 into our business http://shyp.com . This includes the domain name and all server usage to date. We use zipcars to do pickups and are already profitable on a per transaction basis. We have a large ho
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
It will be interesting to see if VCs take Pauls advice. Recently a lot of VCs have been offering value add services like design expertise and recruiting. I hope they also include quick decisions and less dilution. Why does it take some VCs
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
"it's becoming cheaper to start a startup, and startups are becoming a more normal thing to do" You can now start a company with a few hundred dollars. All that's left is food and rent. This is the first time in history
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
"it's becoming cheaper to start a startup, and startups are becoming a more normal thing to do" The number of good startups will grow with the number of overall startups.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
They got the interviewee to write this browser extension as part of the interview. Smart.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
This same argument can be made for courier services and they seem to manage just fine.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
This is not a bad idea. It's all about the execution. Your first point is spot on. It is going to be hard and fuck to figure out the logistics issues with this idea. But not impossible. Does it look like the The People’s Parcel will b
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
"This is an awesome service…for transporting drugs" - There can be safeguards put in and doesn't seem like this service would even benefit drug dealers. I'm mr. drug dealer and for some reason I want to trust a chain of
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
I didn't realize no car in Palo Alto+ was doable. I do the above in SF.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
haha. Sorry Garry, my comment was completely fictitious. Not obvious?
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
my theory on this "secret" price savings. Instacart asks if an item is out of stock if it ok to replace with similar items (might even default to this). Instacart has negotiated deals with product manufacturers directly. Instacart
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
"While Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta would not explain exactly where these groceries come from, he guaranteed they are cheaper." Is Instacart getting into the shoplifting business?
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Instacart (YC S12) is now not just easier, but cheaper (blog.ycombinator.com)
28 points by kevingibbon 13y ago|31 comments
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How tiny commuting app Transit is beating Google Maps(venturebeat.com)
16 points by kevingibbon 13y ago|11 comments
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
We have a solution! We are launching with both a web and iPhone app. Our initial users demanded a way to access from the web. Usually from their office or when they are putting together their ecommerce orders.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
It's been 90/10 shipping out of city.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
We inspect every item at our warehouse. If it was damaged during transport to us, we cover 100%. If it is damaged from us to the destination, it will be up to the shipping company. We offer insurance through USPS. We are looking to cover ro
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
Flat rate is rarely the best option unless your item is very heavy. Check out Ordoro for printing labels. I think they integrate into shopify. Not our business.
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
awesome. Yes, this is the same kind of setup that lead me to start Shyp. Looks like you have a great system but there is still room for improvement. Our new pricing is actually free pickup if you send 2+ packages. In v2 or v3 we will have a
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
By being profitable on every transaction from day 1. I can't speak to other shipping startups but we make good margins after paying our delivery drivers. If this works in SF it will most likely work in other major cities. Shipping stuff suc
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by kevingibbon 13y ago
We have custom bags that have heavy padding on the inside. We have designed them to transport fragile items. If multiple items are going in the same package, we bubble wrap each individually on site. We take these bags with contents to our

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