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Logistics = Efficiency + Reliability
Uber has built a $40 billion company based on these
core principles. At the heart of this valuation lies the
success Uber has showcased in making a previously
inaccessible service cheaper and more accessible. Not
surprisingly the disruptive innovation has gone on to
impact many other industry value chains. The term
Uber for X is now being used to describe the model of
increasing number of startups looking to deliver/service
practically everything on demand.
But how do you convert efficiency and reliability into
quantifiable insights that can help you take business
decisions for your On Demand startup?
Lessons drawn come from unlikeliest of places heading
Jugnoo, an On Demand Logistics startup out of India. The
experience over the past 6 months competing with Uber
and Ola (Ubers Indian clone) and creating a niche for
Jugnoo resulted in insights that I believe are at the core
of Ubers success.
Jugnoo is in the process of building a hyperlocal
marketplace in India. The objective behind this is to
provide everything on-demand (like rides and deliveries)
with the help of auto rickshaws, which are the most