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>The drivers learned that Juno’s commission was ten per cent, “guaranteed for our first twenty-four months.” (Uber typically charges twenty-five per cent or mor
by dilemma 10y ago
>The drivers learned that Juno’s commission was ten per cent, “guaranteed for our first twenty-four months.” (Uber typically charges twenty-five per cent or more.)
>Juno was also offering twenty-four-hour support for its drivers, with a promise that you could always reach a real person on the phone, “not a robot.” Finally, Juno drivers could earn an ownership stake in the company, in the form of restricted stock units. “I think this is a huge deal,” Smith said. “And it’s totally unique.”
This is brilliant. It'd also be interesting to see someone come and swipe YC's business now that it's going full-on corporate -- maybe Product Hunt could add an investment arm, stay small in size (at least for the first few batches), and become the next flavor of the month when YC has gone stale?
- ralfd 10y ago> In the first six months of 2016, Uber sustained $1.2 billion in losses, a stunning amount. How will Juno fare with less than half of Uber's commission?