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Re: Our Magic

#11

Maybe this time around the business can be profitable at scale. What few people know/remember is that Kozmo, despite ultimately burning large amounts of money, was profitable in three cities right before they shut down. I love Instacart, I use it almost every day! Glad to see some big name investors agree.

The last month Kozmo was up I spent over $300 on their service. Their closure was a huge disappointment for me.

Re: Our Magic

#14
post #9

How is this different than Webvan? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan

One of them has a functioning mobile app that I used last night to order groceries; the other doesn't even have a website.

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#15

For anyone comparing us to Webvan - we are different. I've shared why that's the case several times before (google instacart). But, I think pictures speak louder than words: Instacart: http://imgur.com/2tWWh Webvan: http://minus.com/l2Mq5zUpwCP6E

That you are no-one and they are a big company,mature and well organized? This is what I got as a person how know nothing about both. And I am not sure that is a point for you.

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#16

Great service. Makes shopping for groceries a cinch. My only qualm is that they're not serving NYC yet. Hopefully this funding means fast expansion!

Yes. Please come to NYC. I'll use it very often.

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#17

For anyone comparing us to Webvan - we are different. I've shared why that's the case several times before (google instacart). But, I think pictures speak louder than words: Instacart: http://imgur.com/2tWWh Webvan: http://minus.com/l2Mq5zUpwCP6E

Of the hundreds of explanations about how you are different to WebVan, you really think this is the best one?

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#18

For anyone comparing us to Webvan - we are different. I've shared why that's the case several times before (google instacart). But, I think pictures speak louder than words: Instacart: http://imgur.com/2tWWh Webvan: http://minus.com/l2Mq5zUpwCP6E

That you are no-one and they are a big company,mature and well organized? This is what I got as a person how know nothing about both. And I am not sure that is a point for you.

C'mon that's just not fair.

The point is, in case you truly didn't get it, is that these guys are a scrappy start-up (which, we hope, isn't burning money into a fiery pit of despair), and Webvan is a too-big-for-its-britches lumbering incumbent.

Good luck guys - Instacart seems like it's got amazing potential and I hope you guys do wonderfully.

Re: Our Magic

#19
post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

NYC has FreshDirect though... How does this compare?

Instacart has same day (3 hour and 1 hour) delivery options. Freshdirect is next-day. As a startup founder, this kind of flexibility is great. Instacart also has a slick mobile app, which is a more pleasurable shopping experience.

FreshDirect is next-day at BEST. I've tried to order and have been limited to 2 days later at odd hours. I suppose that's a result of their success, but certainly something to be aware of and optimize against.

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#20

For anyone comparing us to Webvan - we are different. I've shared why that's the case several times before (google instacart). But, I think pictures speak louder than words: Instacart: http://imgur.com/2tWWh Webvan: http://minus.com/l2Mq5zUpwCP6E

That you are no-one and they are a big company,mature and well organized? This is what I got as a person how know nothing about both. And I am not sure that is a point for you.

I think (judging purely from the pictures) his point is that they attempted to integrate the whole supply chain instead of sourcing from local stores and delivering.
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