Lessons from a sunken Shyp

摘要

Shyp, a San Francisco-based shipping startup that at one point sported a valuation of $250 million, closed operations for good in late March.One of several entrants into the shipping market looking to capitalize on the elusive "Uber for freight" model, the idea behind Shyp was relatively simple: create a platform where shipping goods around the world was as easy as catching a lift on the now ubiquitous ride-sharing app.