@scrivs yes, you're right. Shyp.com isn't a big thing in Europe, so we only realized after it was too late. For the hypothetic case we would consider re-naming - would have suggestions?
So Uber/Lyft + Shyp ?
I'm sure Uber will offer delivery of other goods at some point in the future.
I think there is a market for high-value retail items and how they are delivered. People don't want a $20k watch sent in the post. (h/t @justinkan )
Maybe a startup like this should focus on a specific use-case and nail it.
Dipping their toes in the Uber/Lyft and Shyp markets will be tough otherwise. Even focusing on European market may be a good way to go as Shyp isn't out here at the moment. (similar situation to how Deliveroo is killing it vs US services coming over an dominating).
@alexhanschke why did you build shypp.it?
Hey, this is Adrian of shypp.it.
Thanks for your comment, @bentossell.
Actually, it's not 100% Uber/Lyft but yes, we're getting compared with Uber for things quite often. However, right now we're focussing on long-distance peer-to-peer delivery, so more like Blablacar for items rather than people. And yes, Uber does have Uber Rush already available in some cities.
We've built shypp.it for two reasons:
a. We had several occasions on which such a service would've come in very handy for ourselves
b. We think that transportation (especially by car) is super inefficient nowadays. The number of passengers per car averages around 1.5
You may be right about the specific use-case, though. You have anything in mind? We've been tossing around some ideas so it would be super interesting to hear other opinions :-)
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