noelrock

Interesting how many startups are appearing in this space. I was an avid follower of the "localcasestudy" reddit which followed a cleaning company from $0 to $120k a month in fantastic detail - http://www.maidsinblack.com . Has worked out a lot of the problems these guys mention without being so heavy on the employee side, and has (IMO) a smarter approach to pricing which has been mentioned above.

NYC also had a pneumatic tube mail network: http://untappedcities.com/2013/03/15/nycs-pneumatic-tube-mai...

It ran until 1953. Paris also had one. It's a worthwhile read.

I find BufferBox a strange inclusion here, given similar competitors such as Ireland's parcel motel are up and running on a larger scale here already...