Building a Business
Uber Competitor Makes Aggressive Push in NYC With $10 Flat Fares
Transportation technology company Gett is doing its best to undercut the San Francisco-based ridesharing giant.
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Marketing
Lyft CMO: Uber Is the Wal-Mart of Transportation. We Aren’t.
Even as Lyft grows up, it is seeking to maintain its position as the friendly, fun ridesharing brand.
Building a Business
Rivalry: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson. British Airways vs. Virgin Atlantic. Uber vs. Lyft. Rivalry can be either a powerful driver of achievement, or a force that leads to corruption and chaos.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
The Power of Being Unique in Your Industry
Specializing is crucial to success in a business world where there are always many companies that do what you do.
Thought Leaders
These Are the Best Cities for Uber and Lyft Drivers (Infographic)
San Francisco-based software platform Zen99 analyzed a handful of criteria that make a metro area likely to be profitable for drivers on ridesharing platforms.
Business Legal
Uber, Lyft Face Crucial Courtroom Test Over Driver Benefits
Are their drivers independent contractors or employees?
By Reuters
Building a Business
Lyft Ditches Its Fluffy Pink Mustache for a Glowstache. Good Move or Bad?
The ridesharing service is changing its most iconic corporate identifying marker in its third year out of the gate.
Business News
Chicago Is Developing Its Own Taxi App to Compete With Uber, Lyft
The city says it is looking for a way to 'level the playing field' between cabs and ridesharing services.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Good News for Airbnb Hosts and Uber Drivers: Here Comes Insurance
The independent sharing economy organization Peers unveils plans for two insurance programs for individuals working in the sharing economy.
Building a Business
Uber Raises $1.2 Billion in New Funding Based on a $40 Billion Valuation
The San Francisco-based transportation juggernaut announced its most recent raise with a bit of a mea culpa and a promise to be a 'smarter and more humble company.'
Building a Business
Taxi Wars: Uber Rolls Out Program in NYC That Will Cut Fares By Half
The San Francisco-based transportation juggernaut says that with UberPOOL, riders going the same way can hop in a car together and split the fee.
Building a Business
What’s Next for the Sharing Economy?
With successes such as Uber and Airbnb, peer-to-peer businesses are here to stay.
By Matt Villano
Business News
Uber, Lyft Find Ally in New York’s Attorney General
New York State AG Eric Schneiderman spoke out against a rule that would protect traditional car services from the competition of app-based services Uber and Lyft.
By Evelyn Cheng
Building a Business
Lyft Says Former COO Took Confidential Files With Him to Uber
Travis VanderZanden denies the claims that he took secret company information with him when he left one ridesharing company for the other.
Building a Business
This Obsessive Entrepreneur Documented His 955 Rides as a Lyft Driver
In downtime between launching companies, Greg Muender decided to try on a pink mustache. And he tracked every penny that came and went.
Business News
Why a Taxi App With $100 Million in Funding Failed in the U.S.
The startup had all the makings of a good rival to Uber and Lyft, but in the U.S., it encountered more speed bumps than it could manage.
Building a Business
Uber Picks Up Lyft’s Former COO
Travis VanderZanden left one San Francisco-based ridesharing company for another.
Tech
This Ridesharing Service You’ve Never Heard of Has 10 Million Members and Counting
BlaBlaCar is like Uber for long-distance trips, and this week it just launched in its 13th country.
Building a Business
Mobile + Sharing Economy + Internet of Things = the Coming Economic Boom
Smart phones already are integral to finding things to buy. When everything is linked to the Internet, the same technology will allow everyone to know what their neighbors have to rent.
By Andrew Batey
Building a Business
Richard Branson Gets Into Carpooling
Ridesharing service Sidecar announced a $15 million Series B round from the Virgin co-founder and some top VC houses, including Avalon Ventures and Union Square Ventures.
Building a Business
Regulator-Innovator Tug-of-War: California Warns Uber, Lyft and Sidecar on Carpooling
The ride-hailing apps have been told that they are in violation of state law by offering carpooling services for money.
Business News
Uber Faces Lawsuit Over Drivers Allegedly Discriminating Against Blind Passengers
The California chapter of the National Federation of the Blind filed a lawsuit against the San-Francisco based ride-hailing app earlier this week.
Building a Business
Look Out, Uber: A Ride-Sharing Service in NYC Is Peddling $10 Flat Rates
Ride-hailing app Gett announces a promotion where every ride in Manhattan is $10 for the rest of 2014. Flat fare. Any time.
Business News
How the Growing Convenience of ‘Uberfication’ Encourages One-Car Families
One family discovered surprising savings in money and stress when they shed their second car in favor of ridesharing services and public transportation.
By Mike Harden
Thought Leaders
Stop Playing So Nice With Your Competition
The criticism of Uber's disruption of Lyft is misplaced. We should all be so competitive.
Building a Business
Inside ‘Operation SLOG,’ Uber’s Plan for Crushing Competitors
While the company's penchant for cancelling rides has been well-documented, the practice -- until now -- has remained largely misunderstood.
By Geoff Weiss
Thought Leaders
The One Executive Position Every Startup Now Needs to Fill Today
Uber's recent hiring is a wakeup call to those idealistic enough to believe they don't need to fight City Hall.