| That black ink may get you into red. http://www.printpsi.com/automated_mailing_system_maverick_in... Here's your business model if you want to get serious: 1 - You setup a few offices in key metropolitan areas. (NY, LA, etc.) 2 - Each office has an automated setup to print envelopes and letters and stamp them. (I'm sure USPO has a system for this so you wouldn't need to literally stick things on an envelope.) 3 - Web-app/api is centrally hosted and linked to the distribution nodes. Based on destination, you assign the letters to the nearest distribution node. 4 - You undercharge FedEx/UPS/etc 2 day. (That's your ceiling). If you mail in NYC to another NYC address, they're gonna get it the next day. You have fixed up front costs (the machines) and recurring monthly costs (rent, electricity, paper, ink, etc.). I would think an investment of around a few 10Ks could get you up and running in the initial key metros (NYC, SF, etc.) and then expand. |