Just curious if anyone has heard about the acquisition price? Not sure if that sort of thing is verboten on HN for a YC co., so apologies if that's the case.
Also, is this the new launch-to-acquisition record for YC?
Google acquires BufferBox (YC S12)
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#132It's great to hear the company moves forward intact at google.
That kind of google acquisition seems fairly unique. Well done BufferBox!!
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Funny that you would say that. There are a lot of us start ups (even yc ones!) that copy companyies/ideas that are proven and established here in Germany. The package stuff s just one example. All the ride sharing start ups that were hyped some time ago basically copy "mitfahrgelegenheit.de" ( now the company s known as carpooling) wh have been dong this for nearly ten years now. Public bike sharing is another exampl…
I agree that Germany is not all about copycats. Thanks to the Samwers and others this perception was created. If you visit places like Silicon Valley and say you're from Germany you can be sure to find someone who will "make a joke" about Germany and startup copycats. What irritates me is that nobody seems to point out these reverse cases, where others copy German innovation/ideas. Also I'm wondering why these positi…
In my limited experience, DHL in the US (formerly Airborne Express) doesn't know its ass from its elbow, and is a shambling testament to union sloth and inefficiency. Perhaps things are different in DE?
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#134Another enthusiastic "Oh wow, Google bought us! We're going to be doing so many new things now!" followed by "Sorry we're shutting down" in a few weeks. Happens every time. Isn't that what Google does? They buy a company. Half of the team leaves because they can't go through Google interview and the other half is disbanded to work on other Google projects.
This is not a tech company.
And so chances of shutting down are fairly slim unless it was the team Google was after.
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#136In Taiwan, every convenience store acts like a post office where you can pick up packages, even if they are on the same street. Because there are so many 7-11's, Family Mart's, etc., the system works extremely well.
In Canada now, I think the only instance that is as wide-spread is gas stations. I could see Buffer Box stations at selected pumps in the near future.
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#137One of the best possible outcomes: very cool new business idea, continues operating, backed by Google, with founders compensated for the risk they took launching it. Awesome news. Congratulations!
It's not a new idea. We've had them running in my country (Denmark) for the last five years at least. They are everywhere.
This always comes up. But everyone knows its execution that matters
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Most apartments do not have someone to sign for packages and missed deliveries are a pain. It's definitely worth paying $3 to avoid them m
Or just get things delivered by a sane service that stores your packages at a neighbourhood postal office rather than a warehouse in a distant suburb :)
The problem that's being solved is that we have no control over which delivery service a retailer uses
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#139congrats to bufferbox, and kudos on an excellent slogan: "let us handle your package"
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Or just get things delivered by a sane service that stores your packages at a neighbourhood postal office rather than a warehouse in a distant suburb :)
The problem that's being solved is that we have no control over which delivery service a retailer uses
Sure, that's one of the ways to solve the problem.
Most retailers are upfront regarding the delivery service used. You wouldn't shop at a brick and mortar retailer that's unreasonably far from you. Why shop at an online retailer that sends your packages unreasonably far?