This gave me a wildly dumb idea that some startup should try.
This idea, but in the trunks of Ubers (as a side gig for the driver), rather than static locations. You can summon your shit wherever you end up.
This idea, but in the trunks of Ubers (as a side gig for the driver), rather than static locations. You can summon your shit wherever you end up.
The gradual awareness in the US of the possibilities of terrorism - UNABOM, the NI/IRA "Troubles", the 1993 WTC bombing, and similar - gradually drove out most such anonymous-user lockers, and after 9/11 they tended to be blocked off or removed more quickly, even as people still had interest in cost-effective short-term storage. Current arrangements seem to want an existing relationship (overnight guest) or a paper trail (ID + credit card).
Package storage in NTC vehicles allows the possibility of having multiple devices being summoned to one or more specific locations at specific times. What could possibly go wrong?
Like I said, it's a dumb idea. Which is why I expect to see an SV startup try it.
Store in shops long term. Summon it on demand.
SMS: Summon My Shit. On-demand storage and delivery in your city's "cloud".
I'm Cody's co-founder. That is literally the origin of Bounce. "Bounce" your things away from you and back to you when you need them again. As mentioned it obviously comes with a host of challenges that you don't have in the current decentralised and static model - but I do believe it's achievable. And it's definitely something we want to tackle long term!
I love your name idea ;) SMS. Are you in SF?