Handel

18 statements across 1 episodes · 8 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 23, 2023 by Chase Robbins · said 3 times in 1 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Nov 23, 2023 bullish
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Robbins: Drones are more likely future for delivery than ground robots
“Yeah, I actually see the future for, kind of, robotic delivery for us is most likely drones when that catches up mainly because they're gonna be able to circumvent a lot of the foot traffic and, like, you know, car traffic that is what's slowing down most of t…”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 24:00 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023
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Robbins: Delivery times over 20 minutes reduce Handel's repeat customers
“Right now we see that if we get above 20 into the 25, 30 minute range, we do see a reduction in returning customers”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 19:05 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023
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Robbins: 50% of Handel add-to-carts come from top five category items
“50% of our add to carts come from the first five products in any given category.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 21:33 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023
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Robbins: Handel generated $1.2M lifetime sales with ~25% gross margin
“To date, we've done 1.2 million in top line sales. On that, we've spent roughly 600,000 on inventory sold. That's, like, our cogs. And then when you add in the pick pack delivery labor, that's about 20%, and the rest is take for us. So, you know, roughly 30% b…”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 33:38 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023
Assertion Supported
Robbins: Campus security blocks DoorDash after 10 p.m. while Handle couriers enter
“In the evenings, because of COVID, schools have gotten incredibly tight around who's allowed on campus. So if I'm a USC student, after 10 p.m., I actually can't get a DoorDash delivery, even to the building I'm in, much less my door. Because we're using studen…”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 17:37 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 positive
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Robbins: Handel's USC flagship generates $10,000 monthly profit
“So our flagship market USC is producing 10,000 dollars per month in profit.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 3:34 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Robbins: Handel is raising a $3 million seed round
“We're here because we're raising a three million dollar seed round.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 2:44 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 positive
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Robbins: Handel's customer acquisition cost is under $1
“So our customer acquisition cost is actually under a dollar.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 5:06 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Robbins: Handel charges a flat $1.99 delivery fee with no surge pricing
“We charge a flat one 99 delivery fee. And we never surge that.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 6:29 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 bullish
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Robbins: Handel generates higher revenue and margins than typical 7-Elevens
“Our stores generate more revenue and a higher margin than a typical seven 11, and so we see the future as very bright for our business.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 3:01 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 positive
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Robbins: Handel customers average over eight orders each
“And so our customers in contrast have over eight orders on average, and we've only been open for 18 months.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 5:19 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023
Disclosure
Robbins: Opening a Handel store costs $60K upfront plus $60K burn
“Right now, our plan is to launch 11 locations over the next 18 months. To give you an idea of opening a location, it's roughly 60 K in upfront investment to get the licenses, build out the store, purchase the inventory, and then it's roughly 60 K burn over the…”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 32:09 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 positive
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Robbins: Handel couriers batch 6 to 7 orders per warehouse run
“No, so every time they leave the warehouse, they're generally taking six to seven orders. That's where we really, because we pay them hourly, we're not paying them per delivery, that's where we get the cost efficiencies from”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 24:49 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 neutral
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Robbins: Delivery robots cost $3-$4 per order vs $3.70 for Handel
“And we've also looked at the cost per delivery for these robots. Generally, it's around three to four. And for us, we're already spending only about three 70 to deliver with our existing workflows.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 23:25 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 bullish
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Robbins: Handel delivers 700 SKUs profitably in 12 minutes on average
“We deliver a curated set of 700 SKUs to students on and off campus in an average of 12 minutes, and we deliver them profitably.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 2:20 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023 bullish
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Robbins: Handel averages a $17 ticket and $4 contribution margin per order
“Our average ticket is 17 dollars, and we net four dollars in contribution margin per order.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 2:30 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023
Disclosure
Robbins: Handel founder owns roughly 80% with 15% employee pool
“I currently own roughly 80% of the company. We have a 15% employee stock pool, and then we have some advisors and various other places it's gone.”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 30:36 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Nov 23, 2023
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Robbins: Handel achieves 50% conversion from app signup to first order
“Right now, our customers, we have about a 50% conversion from signing up for the app and placing their first order”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 21:56 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
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