Ep 133: Same-day delivery with the sharing economy

Marshall Hughes, co-founder and CEO of delivery start-up Passel, joins me to discuss: Funding of delivery start-ups, including Passel Different delivery models, including: Crowd-sourcing Sharing economy Gig economy How companies such as Uber and Lyft are contributing to traffic congestion Passel's domestic and international expansion plans Some of the challenges of expanding into other markets Environmental considerations in the last mile The same-day delivery market, including customers' varying delivery expectations Recruiting new delivery people The technology behind on-demand same-day delivery