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Jommi
7y ago
We consume more thing sthsn ever before. Surely if 100 yes ago we could consume less why could we not reduce consumption now? :)
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7y ago
Yeah definitely something like an easy step-by-step way of actually moving to the country and settling down. Its surprising how scattered such information can be in some countries. I guess the Nordics are doing quite well in this regard tho
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7y ago
So basically they are offering a free trip to Helsinki for 4 days? If you click the link for the "demo" [1] you get some more information, but still it's not super clear. What are the application requirements? Do you have to
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7y ago
I saw a great hackathon project (which ended up winning 20K€) based on this, it was quite an interesting project at the time!
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Jommi
7y ago
That's not what lyft is doing.
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Jommi
7y ago
Hey! Is there some reason why its not working on some photos where the cursor is replaced with a magnifier tool?
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Jommi
7y ago
What about Europe?
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Jommi
7y ago
Which country was this? For example in US the fare you pay and what the driver gets is completely different.
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Jommi
7y ago
Did they not just spin off their R&D?
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7y ago
Because America is not the only market they are operating in. Because ridehailing is not the only industry they are operting in.
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7y ago
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Open-F...
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7y ago
This is not completely true, there are factors where the price of the trip or a bonus of that trip is larger if the pickup time is over the historical average pickup time. For example if the trip is 10min pickup time and 10 min travel, Uber
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7y ago
You're assuming cab drivers only work 40 hours. That's wildly off base.
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7y ago
Are you seriously comparing a saas service to a service based on real humans? You do realize how different turning a server on from being off vs. getting a driver to pick you up from whatever that person was doing before?
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Jommi
7y ago
It's a common term.
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7y ago
Yeah I really do not see the benefit of a fixed fee as a starting point competing against a %. Doesn't make sense at all. Why switch to a new service and be 100% likely to pay something, yet not 100% likely to get paid yourself at all?
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Jommi
7y ago
This is what people just do not seem to get.
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Jommi
7y ago
Is is free for small businesses. They explicitly state that at least here in Finland. They also state that it is a temporary thing.
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7y ago
No, the problem is those trees need to stay alive and grow and not be burned for the carbon capture actually work out.
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7y ago
No at the moment I am quite sure it is absolutely bonkers, and this acquisition for much lower than the "valuation" gives some support for that. However there are some potential caveats which could turn the whole game around. The
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7y ago
This also depends on the market. Not all cities have worked out with the freelancer charging model.
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Jommi
7y ago
This lifetime estimate is based on one town in the US. It can be wildly different in different markets.
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7y ago
Xiaomi owns part of ninebot segway. So for sure.
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7y ago
No way they can be proftiable ın 2 weeks. Where did you read that?
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7y ago
Most companies have moved to Segway Ninebot Max already.
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Jommi
7y ago
Youre completely off with your assumptions. Source: Work in the industry.
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Jommi
7y ago
Its easy in developing countries where income inequality is so big that there are people willing to provide the service for little less than dirt.
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7y ago
Can you explain more about this? Any sources?
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Jommi
7y ago
How is it not a good university? Is it solely measured on Nobel Laureates?
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7y ago
Source?
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