I think some things can never lend themselves to the 'gig' sort of payment system because certain things aren't merely 'gigs'. This is especially true with the

I think some things can never lend themselves to the 'gig' sort of payment system because certain things aren't merely 'gigs'. This is especially true with the reference of SpoonRocket which seems to be fighting against another business (BiteSquad) for the same demand under food delivery/pick-up. Granted, the price of a restaurant cooked meal will be higher but when you're just hankering for a banh mi from Lu's Sandwiches you don't bother with something like SpoonRocket. It just doesn't make sense. As for the other examples, I can't say why they failed but I'm going to say there had to be some mismatch between factors of production and the demand/consumption of what's served/produced therein. I do think SV's would be startup darlings aren't taking a hint in this regard of doing good research on these matters but some things don't need 'disruption' if they're as old as time. Just a suggestion.