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“After My Very First Night, I Knew I Would Never Drive a Taxi Again”
“After My Very First Night, I Knew I Would Never Drive a Taxi Again”
Switching from taxi driver to rideshare risked my reputation, my livelihood, my friends. But it made so much sense that I couldn’t say no.
Driver 8
Nov 17, 2015
The Amazing Shrinking Firm
The Amazing Shrinking Firm
Everyone understands that firms can be smaller. The non-obvious conclusion is that firms should be smaller.
Phillip Class
Aug 24, 2015
Airbnb and Rideshare Tax Tips for 2015 Taxes
Airbnb and Rideshare Tax Tips for 2015 Taxes
At Shared Economy CPA, we had the opportunity to help hundreds of Rideshare Drivers and Airbnb Hosts with their finances and income. As the…
Derek Davis
Feb 8
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How ratings result in worse, not better, customer service
How ratings result in worse, not better, customer service
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were in Galle, Sri Lanka for a much-awaited vacation. We chose a villa with great reviews on TripAdvisor. It…
Jithamithra G T
Dec 21, 2015
Emotive Brand Develops New Offering for High-Growth Startups
Emotive Brand Develops New Offering for High-Growth Startups
We have created a new offering designed for our high-growth startup clients that need to make strategic shifts to address product, industry…
Emotive Brand
Jan 20
The big idea buried in Obama’s speech
Many of the ideas in the State of the Union are policies that President Obama has visited throughout his presidency. But hidden in his…
Natalie Foster
Jan 13
“I Knew I Would Never Drive a Taxi Again”
“I Knew I Would Never Drive a Taxi Again”
For the past four months, an anonymous San Franciscan calling himself Driver 8 has been sharing his view from inside the taxi industry—and…
Bobbie Johnson
Nov 19, 2015
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I’ll Edit Your Erotica — On Demand
I’ll Edit Your Erotica — On Demand
If the prose doesn’t make you blush, perhaps my rock-bottom rates will.
Kaite
Jun 25, 2015
The Hunger Games: An On-Demand Dinner Battle
The Hunger Games: An On-Demand Dinner Battle
Food delivery apps are everywhere. But which ones are actually any good?
On Demand
Jun 23, 2015
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How to Get Washington Out of the Way Of Building a 21st Century Economy
Remarks as prepared for delivery, October 6, 2015, Civic Hall, New York City.
Marco Rubio
Oct 6, 2015
The Moment I Realized The Taxi Industry Was Dead
The Moment I Realized The Taxi Industry Was Dead
When Uber and Lyft arrived on the scene, old-time taxi drivers thought it was just a fad. But I knew things were changing.
Driver 8
Aug 25, 2015
3 Cultural Trends Driving Innovation
3 Cultural Trends Driving Innovation
Trend (n): a general direction in which something is developing or changing
Natasha J. Benjamin
Aug 20, 2015
While reading the article, “Twisting Words to Make ‘Sharing’ Apps Seem Selfless” I realized just…
A recent artical on IEEE Spectrum discribes the creation of the AirBnB pricing algorithm. The algorithm is designed to maximize the return…
David Carr
Aug 22, 2015
Can Uber save the world?
Can Uber save the world?
How the sharing economy can help solve the climate change crisis.
James Lewis
Aug 9, 2015
Uber’s Tyranny of Convenience
Uber’s Tyranny of Convenience
The car service gets us where we’re going, but perhaps we’ll only find out how much it costs once the door is shut and we’re on our way.
G Mansfield
Aug 5, 2015
Europe and the on-demand economy
Ever since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Europeans love to fight advances of Anglo-Saxon capitalism. So it was to no surprise that…
Marc Pieper
Aug 5, 2015
Uber and the Battle for Capitalism
Uber and the Battle for Capitalism
I live in Massachusetts which has become a new battleground for Uber. Cab companies have lobbied the legislature to shut Uber down because…
Jacob Weindling
Aug 5, 2015
A Conversation Between An Uber Passenger And His 87-Year-Old Driver, Ruth Kleinberg
Passenger: Hiya.
Morgan Rock Loehr
Aug 3, 2015
The Real Reason It’s So Hard to Find a Taxi in San Francisco
The Real Reason It’s So Hard to Find a Taxi in San Francisco
…and the honest truth about medallions.
Driver 8
Aug 5, 2015
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