> Uber wasn’t pitched as a taxi replacement, it was supposed to be a hip new way to car pool. This actually isn't true. It was advertised as being as such, bec

> Uber wasn’t pitched as a taxi replacement, it was supposed to be a hip new way to car pool. This actually isn't true. It was advertised as being as such, because directly saying your business model is to cut out taxi regulation is problematic. Uber planned to be a phone-based taxi service, and originally planned to use professional drivers. It likely realized skirting labor laws through contractors was more scalable. AirBnB was actually pitched as a way for individuals to make extra cash, however. I agree with you now about the "Favors" and view on workers. Now that AirBnb hosting is a full-time status for people/apartments, I feel like people should be professional. If you're a professional investor with houses on AirBnB (aka its not your spare room), then you should be cleaning your own damn units (or charging commensurate rates). >I certainly don’t feel like doing a favor for these huge middleman platforms which traditionally would’ve needed to have some internal rating system but now don’t even have to do that. I expect we're a few years away from getting a "credit bureau" type regulation regarding these systems. I've seen people advocate for them as punishing people who treat service workers poorly, but I think it's too easy to enable discrimination or improper behavior. https://www.vox.com/2017/8/23/16189048/uber-pitch-deck-2008-ubercab-travis-kalanick-founder-startup https://www.vox.com/2017/8/23/16189048/uber-pitch-deck-2008-... https://www.slideshare.net/PitchDeckCoach/airbnb-first-pitch-deck-editable https://www.slideshare.net/PitchDeckCoach/airbnb-first-pitch...