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Disruption yes... 'old school mentality'...'privelege'.. Taking it too far. Anyone could own a BNB or a Taxi or a Manufacturing business, or even a publishing
by brc 12y ago
Disruption yes... 'old school mentality'...'privelege'..
Taking it too far.
Anyone could own a BNB or a Taxi or a Manufacturing business, or even a publishing business. There was certainly no 'privelege' in any of those fields.
Really what we are seeing is the destruction of the middle-man - the hotel booking agent, the taxi dispatcher, the publishing distributor. That allows people to get started at much lower cost and allows them to compete on quality from the start.
- icebraining 12y agoAnyone could own a BNB or a Taxi or a Manufacturing business, or even a publishing business. There was certainly no 'privelege' in any of those fields. A medallion (to be able to legally drive a cab in NYC) alone costs more $1.3 million[1], let alone any other costs. No privilege? [1] http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-28/if-uber-is-killing-taxis-what-explains-new-yorks-million-dollar-medallions http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-28/if-uber-is-k...
- aestra 12y ago>A medallion (to be able to legally drive a cab in NYC You forget about boro taxis and car services.
- icebraining 12y agoBoro taxis have a restricted number of licenses too, they're not any different. We'll see for how much they'll sell.