{"id":9035,"date":"2026-09-23T05:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T05:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/?p=9035"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:12:05","slug":"mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Delivery App Development Mistakes That Sink New Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most delivery apps fail for the same four reasons: too many features at launch, too few vendors, riders who are not paid enough to stay, and no plan for what happens when an order goes wrong. Fixing these before you build costs almost nothing. Fixing them after launch costs weeks of development and, worse, the customers who already tried your app once.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/#Planning_Mistakes_in_Delivery_App_Development\" >Planning Mistakes in Delivery App Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/#Delivery_App_Build_Mistakes_to_Avoid\" >Delivery App Build Mistakes to Avoid<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/#Delivery_App_Launch_Mistakes\" >Delivery App Launch Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/#Growth_Mistakes_That_Make_Delivery_Apps_Fail\" >Growth Mistakes That Make Delivery Apps Fail<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/#Pre-Launch_Checklist_to_Avoid_These_Delivery_App_Mistakes\" >Pre-Launch Checklist to Avoid These Delivery App Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/#How_Comfygen_Avoids_These_Delivery_App_Development_Mistakes\" >How Comfygen Avoids These Delivery App Development Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-delivery-app-development\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, you will find 15 mistakes grouped by stage, with what each one looks like in real use and what it costs to fix later.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Planning_Mistakes_in_Delivery_App_Development\"><\/span>Planning Mistakes in Delivery App Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>1. Launching Your Delivery App Citywide Too Soon<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, covering a whole city on day one spreads your riders thin, so delivery times slip everywhere at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How you will know:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Average delivery time above your promise in most areas, and riders driving long distances between orders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Launch in one zone, hit your delivery-time target consistently, then expand outward.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. Signing Up Customers Before Delivery Vendors<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customers open an app, see four restaurants and never come back. Moreover, vendor supply takes months to build, so you cannot rush it after launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How you will know:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign-ups look fine, but first-order conversion is low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign vendors before development finishes. For a food marketplace, 20 to 50 restaurants in one zone is a common starting point.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. Copying a Big Delivery App&#8217;s Feature List<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, Swiggy, Talabat and DoorDash have hundreds of engineers and years of data. Copying their full feature set triples your build and delays your launch by months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cost of the mistake:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Easily $20,000 to $40,000 of extra development on features nobody uses in year one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Build the core order loop first, then add features your own data asks for.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>4. Skipping the Manual Demand Test<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, plenty of founders build an app before proving that anyone wants the service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Take orders by phone or WhatsApp for a month first. If you cannot get 50 to 100 real orders manually, the app will not create demand on its own.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>5. Choosing the Wrong Delivery Business Model<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running an aggregator when you hold your own stock creates work that does not match your business. Similarly, a single-brand app struggles when you carry no inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Compare the aggregator, single-brand and hybrid options against your supply and budget before you write a feature list. The trade-offs between <\/span><span style=\"color: #5556d1;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #5556d1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/on-demand-delivery-app-business-models\/\">delivery app business models<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> decide your commissions, your team and your app structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delivery_App_Build_Mistakes_to_Avoid\"><\/span>Delivery App Build Mistakes to Avoid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>6. Treating the Delivery Rider App as an Afterthought<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rider app decides your delivery times. Nevertheless, it usually gets the least design attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How you will know:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Riders keep calling dispatch, miss order alerts, or use WhatsApp instead of the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Design for one-handed use, loud repeating alerts, big buttons and a clear next action. Test it on the cheap Android phones your riders actually own.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>7. Building a Rider App With No Offline Mode<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basements, lifts and rural roads all drop the signal. As a result, delivery records disappear without offline support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cost of the mistake:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lost proof of delivery leads to refund disputes you cannot win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Queue actions locally and sync when the signal returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>8. Ignoring Failure Cases in the Order Flow<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most teams build only for the happy path. Then a store rejects a paid order, an item goes out of stock, or nobody accepts a delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Write down every failure case before development, decide who pays in each one, and test them all before launch. The full order-state list sits in the <\/span><span style=\"color: #5556d1;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #5556d1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/how-to-launch-a-delivery-app\/\">delivery app launch checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>9. Adding Role-Based Access Too Late<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, retro-fitting permissions for admins, zone managers, dispatchers and support agents touches every screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cost of the mistake:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Weeks of rework, plus security gaps while staff share one login.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Plan roles and permissions in the first design sprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>10. Buying AI Before Your Delivery App Has Data<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine-learning ETAs and demand forecasts need order history to learn from. Buying them at launch means paying for a model with nothing to learn from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Launch with a maps API and simple rules, log every order timestamp, then add models once you have a few thousand completed orders. The realistic order for adding <\/span><span style=\"color: #5556d1;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #5556d1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/ai-features-every-delivery-app-must-have\/\">AI features to a delivery app<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is staged over a year, not switched on at launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delivery_App_Launch_Mistakes\"><\/span>Delivery App Launch Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>11. Skipping the Soft Launch<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, opening to your whole market at once means every problem hits every customer, and those customers are the hardest to win back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Run live orders with a small group in one zone for two to four weeks first.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>12. Running Uncapped Launch Offers<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;50% off, no limit&#8221; attracts coupon hunters and one-time users, and a few will farm free accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cost of the mistake:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thousands of dollars in discounts with almost no repeat orders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cap the discount amount, limit one first-order coupon per phone number and device, and pay referral rewards only after a completed order.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>13. Underpaying Delivery Riders<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rider pay set too low looks efficient in a spreadsheet. In practice, however, it fails quickly. Riders leave for better-paying platforms, and your delivery times collapse during peak hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How you will know:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Orders sitting unassigned at dinner time, and high rider churn in the first month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check local rates before launch and budget peak-hour incentives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Growth_Mistakes_That_Make_Delivery_Apps_Fail\"><\/span>Growth Mistakes That Make Delivery Apps Fail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>14. Pricing That Loses Money on Every Delivery<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When delivery fees do not cover rider cost and distance, growth simply makes the losses bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Work out your contribution per order before scaling: average order value, minus rider pay, payment fees and discount cost. Adjust delivery fees, minimum order values and commissions until each order contributes something.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>15. Planning No Maintenance Budget for Your App<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apps break whenever Android and iOS update, map APIs change pricing, or payment gateways update their SDKs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cost of the mistake:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An app that stops working on new phones, with no budget to fix it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fix:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Budget 15% to 20% of the build cost every year for maintenance, and plan an update every two to three months. That cost belongs in your first budget, alongside <\/span><span style=\"color: #5556d1;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #5556d1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/blog\/cost-to-develop-a-delivery-app\/\">the development cost itself<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pre-Launch_Checklist_to_Avoid_These_Delivery_App_Mistakes\"><\/span>Pre-Launch Checklist to Avoid These Delivery App Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, run through this list before you go live:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One zone chosen, with delivery-time targets agreed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enough vendors signed for real customer choice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riders recruited, trained and paid at market rates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every failure case tested, including refunds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offline mode tested in weak-signal areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roles and permissions in place<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch offers capped and abuse rules set<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contribution per order calculated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintenance budget approved<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Comfygen_Avoids_These_Delivery_App_Development_Mistakes\"><\/span>How Comfygen Avoids These Delivery App Development Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comfygen&#8217;s delivery projects start with a scoping session that maps the order flow, the failure cases and the supply plan before any code is written. Since 2019, the team has delivered 550+ projects for 400+ clients in 30+ countries, with 97% client retention, across<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food, grocery, medicine, courier and multi-service delivery apps<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you are planning a launch, you can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/contact-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">walk through your order flow with the team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before before you commit to a build, ensuring your <span style=\"color: #5556d1;\"><a style=\"color: #5556d1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comfygen.com\/delivery-app-development\"><strong>delivery app development<\/strong><\/a><\/span> process is aligned with your business goals..<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<style>\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list {\n\t\t\tbackground: #F0F4F8;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-single {\n\t\t\tbackground: #fff;\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px 15px 20px;\n\t\t\tbox-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #d1d8dd, 0px 0px 40px #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 1rem;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-single:last-child {\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-question {\n\t\t\tborder-bottom: 1px solid #F0F4F8;\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 0.825rem;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0.825rem;\n\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\tpadding-right: 40px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-question:after {\n\t\t\tcontent: \"?\";\n\t\t\tposition: absolute;\n\t\t\tright: 0;\n\t\t\ttop: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 30px;\n\t\t\tline-height: 30px;\n\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\tcolor: #c6d0db;\n\t\t\tbackground: #F0F4F8;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 40px;\n\t\t\tfont-size: 20px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"faqsu-faq-list\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">What is the biggest mistake in delivery app development?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\">Launching too wide, too soon. Covering a whole city with few vendors and riders means slow deliveries everywhere, and early customers rarely give an app a second chance.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">Why do delivery apps fail?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\">Most fail from thin vendor supply, riders who leave because pay is too low, delivery fees that do not cover costs, and no plan for failed orders. App bugs matter less than these operating problems.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">How can I avoid delivery app development mistakes?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\">Test demand manually first, launch in one zone, sign vendors before building, design the rider app carefully, test every failure case, cap launch offers and budget for maintenance.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">How much does it cost to fix mistakes after launch?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\">Fixes like adding offline mode, role-based access or a reworked rider app usually cost weeks of development each. Planning them up front costs almost nothing by comparison.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">Should I launch a delivery app with all features?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\">No. Launch with the core order loop: order, dispatch, tracking, delivery and notifications. Add features once real order data shows what customers and riders need.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most delivery apps fail for the same four reasons: too many features at launch, too few vendors, riders who are not paid enough to stay, and no plan for what happens when an order goes wrong. 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