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0 pointsgrecy11y ago0 comments

> I'm curious to know how they can cover the entire US.

Because they're just using other services to get you what you want.. i.e. flowers, groceries, pizza, etc. - they just call a florist/supermarket/pizza joint/etc. local to the requester.

What examples of requests can you think of that can't be served anywhere in the US?

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vacri11y ago

"I've just arrived in this small town and I'm hungry. Send me a large pepperoni pizza" -> "There are no pizza places in this town".

s/pizza place/supermarkets that deliver/florists that are either currently open for calls or have a website/etc

grecyOP11y ago

> "There are no pizza places in this town".

"...but there is one in the town 80 miles away, so your pizza will be $95".

"Would you like to go ahead with that order?"

vacri11y ago

Meh, if you're going with that argument, then their service covers the globe.

Not to mention that while the service might be Magic, pizza bags aren't, and a pizza that takes over an hour to get to you isn't going to be hot. I don't think "here's a ridiculously expensive, late, cold pizza" answers the spirit of "I'd like a pizza".

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zak_mc_kracken11y ago

I understand that but you still need a one to one mapping between customers and request, even if that request is not ultimately implemented by the person who picked up the phone.

waterlesscloud11y ago

They'll find a price point that matches the demand with their ability to supply. The premium involved in using this service is already substantial, so it's not going to be an everyday thing for everyone.

zak_mc_kracken11y ago

You're missing my point: their service is limited by humans. Every new customer needs exactly one human to address their needs.

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grecyOP11y ago

So your question is how are they going to scale to meet the demands of the 300 million people in the US?

Isn't that the fundamental question all business must face? When the first McDonald's opens in a town do they worry and say "How on earth will we meet the demand of the WHOLE town?"

Problems like that are good to have.

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vacri11y ago

"I've just arrived in this small town and I'm hungry. Send me a large pepperoni pizza" -> "There are no pizza places in this town".

s/pizza place/supermarkets that deliver/florists that are either currently open for calls or have a website/etc

grecyOP11y ago

> "There are no pizza places in this town".

"...but there is one in the town 80 miles away, so your pizza will be $95".

"Would you like to go ahead with that order?"

vacri11y ago

Meh, if you're going with that argument, then their service covers the globe.

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zak_mc_kracken11y ago

I understand that but you still need a one to one mapping between customers and request, even if that request is not ultimately implemented by the person who picked up the phone.

waterlesscloud11y ago

zak_mc_kracken11y ago

You're missing my point: their service is limited by humans. Every new customer needs exactly one human to address their needs.

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grecyOP11y ago

So your question is how are they going to scale to meet the demands of the 300 million people in the US?

Isn't that the fundamental question all business must face? When the first McDonald's opens in a town do they worry and say "How on earth will we meet the demand of the WHOLE town?"

Problems like that are good to have.

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