bln_wgc

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by bln_wgc 8y ago
> As someone who has lived in New York for the past ten years, the entrance of Uber hasn't changed my life at all As someone who has lived in NYC for longer, I find your experience atypical. Do you take taxi/ride-hail trips out
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by bln_wgc 8y ago
Uber and Lyft operated 100% legally in NYC from their inception. The NYC ride-sharing market is not like other US cities, which allow peer-to-peer ridesharing. All rideshare drivers in NYC are licensed by the TLC, and Uber and Lyft are lice
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by bln_wgc 8y ago
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uber-lyft-drivers-sexual-assaul... Incidence rate is similar on both platforms.
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by bln_wgc 8y ago
Lyft for example? Or Airbnb? They have forced arbitration clauses as well. We'll see if they match Uber's commitment here.
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by bln_wgc 8y ago
My question is: what do people think a "fair" hourly earnings level should be for a ridesharing driver? Given that it is a job which requires no educational or professional qualifications or experience, (only a driver's licen
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by bln_wgc 9y ago
I think a different interesting comparable is Uber. Both have really promising revenue growth stories, but (unlike Netflix) have no control over content/supply costs. For both Spotify and Uber ~80% of that gross revenue number goes str
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by bln_wgc 9y ago
Should be noted that those are gross revenue numbers... ~80% of their gross revenue goes to the record companies and that percentage is constant as Spotify grows (i.e., there's no economies of scale to it). It's similar to Uber, w