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Uber's moat is its network. Can't get any drivers if there are no riders and can't get riders if there are no drivers. This means you need to start by offering
by HDThoreaun 3y ago
Uber's moat is its network. Can't get any drivers if there are no riders and can't get riders if there are no drivers. This means you need to start by offering drivers more money than you make in order for them to use the app. An open source solution wouldn't be able to get off the gorund.
- tomatocracy 3y agoThe direct fix for this (which I believe has happened in some countries) is to ban them from asking drivers to enter into exclusivity or minimum volume agreements with them. Then drivers can work for multiple networks.
- qwytw 3y ago> Then drivers can work for multiple networks. They already can do that? (and very often do)
- tomatocracy 3y agoYes - I believe Uber used to have a number of terms which made that difficult in practice (eg restrictions on numbers of rides rejected/accepted per day, etc). In at least some countries though competition authorities have banned these.