Silicon Valley believes it is disrupting work. Marc Andreessen talks about an impossible ideal with the touch of a button. Do you really see the on-demand economy offering a new kind of job? When I hear about the “gig economy,” for some, I get the feeling that this is the first time that people have … Read more
“Uber opposes Portland (15652884204) ”| Photo source: Aaron Parecki | CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsGet past Uber My tribe – tech buffs, internet enthusiasts, conference speakers – are excited about Uber. I’m not. I know I’m swimming upstream here, but I’ll have to say: I don’t think Uber is a good idea for American … Read more
“Quite quickly,” recalls Barry, “this went from a vague, out of place idea to something being seriously talked about.” He started working with Consensys, an incubator for Ethereum-based projects – the most famous and perhaps the furthest, technically, on platforms trying to adopt the technology. Bitcoin is more widely used in addition to currency. Barry … Read more
These results don’t look great for Uber’s hypothetical claims: one woman in the lineup gave the best tips. And the black driver, appreciated in all the scholarly studies, emerged slightly below average. One of Uber’s other anti-tipping claims is still more questionable. The company says the tip urges drivers to move to affluent areas, which … Read more
For car-sharing startups trying to challenge Uber, the best option – and possibly the only one – is to focus on drivers. Subscribe Friday is our attempt to put news into context. Once a week, we’ll call out a recent headline, provide updates and explain why it’s important.If you’ve lived or visited New York City … Read more
But Otto was about to turn once again. The company no longer wants to test its trucks in Nevada, as they pointed out earlier. Instead, in July, it applied for the state’s first Autonomous Technology Certification Facility (ATCF) operating license. Before any self-driving technology can be sold for use in Nevada, such a facility must … Read more
As legal challenges pile up, a government embarked on it could come in time for Uber and its ride-sharing model. Uber driver Harouna Kaba protests during a September rally in New York City (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)For Uber, Donald Trump’s election may not come too soon. Last Tuesday, as protesters across hundreds of US … Read more
Uber, Google, Tesla, and Magic Leap are just a few examples of a systemic problem and one that won’t get better on its own. We must begin to tackle existing diversified debt – and teach startups how to stop – as it is currently limiting the impact and growth of the tech industry. Diverse debt … Read more
Uber Needs New Leadership The elegant style of David Kalanick served him when he built Uber. Now it is hurting the company.
This trend was amplified when Andreessen Horowitz exploded into Silicon Valley’s investment. In July 2009, when Marc Andreessen introduced the company he and Ben Horowitz were founding, he wrote: “We are extremely supportive of the intentional founder of becoming CEO. Not all founders can be great CEOs, but most of the great companies in our … Read more
