United States Postal Service

also referred to as: usps

4 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Jeff Jordan · said 12 times in 7 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Jordan: UPS and USPS proactively capped last-day holiday shipping volumes
“There's a story in the newspaper a couple of weeks ago about UPS and USPS proactively going to the companies and saying, how much last day shipping do you want to basically reserve? And by the way, that's all you're going to get.”
Jeff Jordan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:20 a16z Podcast | Ecommerce and the Holiday Shopping Collision
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Opinion
Jordan: The best outcome for USPS is privatization by Amazon or UPS
“USPS is, you know, been having, you know, been running a massive loss for many, many, many years. I mean, for me, the best outcome is either one of two people buys it and basically privatizes it, UPS or Amazon.”
Jeff Jordan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:09 a16z Podcast | Ecommerce and the Holiday Shopping Collision
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Supported
Jordan: Pre-Christmas orders overwhelmed UPS and USPS delivery capacity
“And the real collision came last year on the, you know, right before Christmas, because everyone said, okay, on the December, 23rd, I can place orders and expect and get them on the 24th. And I'm a hero on Christmas and everyone placed those orders and it just…”
Jeff Jordan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:02 a16z Podcast | Ecommerce and the Holiday Shopping Collision
Apr 14, 2023 positive
Insight
Poshmark achieved step-function growth by negotiating a flat-rate USPS shipping deal
“You can see these kind of step functions you see with Poshmark, just having the flat rate shipping that they negotiated for shoes, for example, or for their goods was really hugely inventive because they worked with the USPS and everyone has access To that in …”
Deb Liu Apr 14, 2023 ▶ 14:05 Marketplace Breakout Strategies: Take Rates, Defensibility, Payments | Field Notes by Connie Chan
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