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Street Smarts: My First Year (Running a Startup)
- jacoblyles 18y agoJust to be clear, this would be illegal nowadays, no?
- petercooper 18y agoI suspect it was illegal to pay people to transport others in unlicensed, private cars around back then too. If not, cab licensing would be almost pointless.
- herval 18y agoI guess people trust Taxis a lot more than any random unlicensed car - thus I don't think it's pointless... plus, aren't there private drivers in NY? If I have a lot of money and want to hire a cousin (or even some non-relative) to drive me around, is it illegal?
- spolsky 18y agoNo. In New York the only thing that would be illegal is if they responded to street hails below 96th street.
- jacoblyles 18y agoSo you can run unlicensed transport companies outside of a certain portion of Manhattan? I did not know that.
- joubert 18y agoNon-medallion car service is legal in Manhattan, but is only allowed to respond to telephone dispatch (not that that stops them, especially near Water & Wall).
- petercooper 18y agoThere have been a lot of stories slamming capitalism lately, assuming it's all about giant bonuses, Wall St, and what not. But this story is a reminder of how good economic solutions make life a lot more efficient (than the alternatives).
- bcl 18y agoI love stories like this! Businesses coming up with unique solutions to help their customers get their work done. It does surprise me that they gave them a $10k non-refundable deposit on the spot! That's a good customer relationship.
- ejs 18y agoHis book "The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up" is pretty good if you have not read it.
- Slzr 18y agoBest entrepreneur writer in the whole net.