Kozmo-ish
Back in the .com hey day I was a big fan of Kozmo and Urban Fetch. Both companies would let you order the essentials of an over worked "interactive media" workers life, i.e. Ben & Jerry's ice cream, CD's, rental movies etc. A fleet of bike couriers would deliver the goods, usually within an hour. Making a long story short, they both folded fairly quickly. While their concepts were good, the economics behind it all apparently wasn't.
Over the past 10 months a couple of companies have decided to pick up where Kozmo and UF left of, including New York's MaxDelivery and the brand new (still in beta - does that make it 'beta new'?) LicketyShip.com.
Some people see this as a clear sign of a new bubble. I think it's a good concept being re-executed. This time hopefully with a better result.
More here and here.
Over the past 10 months a couple of companies have decided to pick up where Kozmo and UF left of, including New York's MaxDelivery and the brand new (still in beta - does that make it 'beta new'?) LicketyShip.com.
Some people see this as a clear sign of a new bubble. I think it's a good concept being re-executed. This time hopefully with a better result.
More here and here.
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