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I really admire these kind of experiments, and hopefully it'll work out for them. However it seems that people vastly underestimate how hard it is to run a bus
by elcortez 6y ago
I really admire these kind of experiments, and hopefully it'll work out for them.
However it seems that people vastly underestimate how hard it is to run a business like Uber. You have to take care of handling a complex demand/supply ratio, geolocation, fraud management, a seamless payment system, tax rates, etc. etc.
Hopefully these initiatives will produce meaningful value locally all around the world, contributing to a more decentralized Internet.
- tootie 6y agoI had a handful of go-to car services in NYC prior to Uber/Lyft. Just put their numbers in speed dial, talk to a dispatcher and the car is there in 10 minutes or less. And they were doing this with a handful of people who barely speak English out of a garage in central Brooklyn. Running a global business is hard, but providing services to 1000 local businesses isn't.