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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

By Ray Hennessey

Building a Business

Looking to Be Everywhere, Uber Opens Its API to Big-Name Companies

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

Uber Hires Former Obama Campaign Manager to Battle the ‘Big Taxi Cartel’

By Laura Entis

Business News

Lyft COO Exits, Says Controversial NYC Launch Isn’t the Reason

The COO of Lyft is leaving the company, taking his entire operations staff with him.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Lyft and Uber Trade Barbs Over Cancelled Rides

The ridesharing startups are both accusing one another of sabotage in an all-out war of words.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Uber Unveils Carpooling Option to Make Trips Cheaper

The San Francisco-based taxi alternative announces UberPool, an option for strangers going in the same direction to hitch a ride together and share the cost.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Funding

Report: Snapchat Value Could Reach $10 Billion With Alibaba Investment

Look out, Airbnb, Dropbox and Uber: there's reportedly a new $10 billion business on the block.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Wait For Perfect or Charge Forward? Lessons From Lyft’s Controversial NYC Launch.

The San Francisco-based peer-to-peer ridesharing app has suffered a few setbacks in its launch into the New York City market. Here's what other entrepreneurs can learn from Lyft's Big Apple rollout.

By Catherine Clifford

Tech

Ride-Sharing Startup Lyft Is Coming to NYC (Yes, For Real This Time)

After its first launch was held up by New York State Supreme Court, the San Francisco-based company is set to hit the streets in the Big Apple starting tonight.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

The Sharing Economy is Misnamed But Deserves Celebration Anyway

Technology and the profit motive are creating more opportunity for entrepreneurs and better prices for consumers.

By Andrew Geant

Tech

Finland’s Capital Wants to Do Away With Car Ownership

By 2025, Helsinki aims to have residents get around on trains, bikes, and with car-sharing rides. Nobody will own their own car.

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

Lyft’s NYC Launch Party Goes Off Without a Hitch. The Launch? Not So Much.

Lyft's New York City launch party became a pre-launch party in a matter of hours as New York State's attorney general slammed the breaks on the ridesharing app.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Lyft Is Hurrying to Catch Up With Uber

Ridesharing technology companies are becoming fiercely competitive, chasing new territories and slashing their prices.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Tread Lightly on Regulating the Sharing Economy

When calls for consumer protection come from competitors, policymakers should be cautious.

By Scott Shane

Building a Business

Lyft Gets a Serious Lift: Uber Competitor Expands to 24 More Cities

Fresh off of a $250 million round of funding, the ride-sharing company is venturing into new markets.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Lyft Lowers Prices in All Cities by 20 Percent

Fresh off of a new $250 million round of funding, the ridesharing service said it is cutting prices across all markets.

By Nina Zipkin

Business Accounting

Alibaba Goes In On Uber Competitor Lyft’s $250 Million Round

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba invested in the San Francisco-based ride-sharing company, which plans to expand internationally.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Legal

Uber, Lyft Expand Insurance to Cover Drivers Between Rides

Ridesharing startups Uber and Lyft are working to bridge the 'insurance gap' with updated protection policies for their drivers.

By Nina Zipkin

Tech

Uber Competitor Sidecar Now Lets Drivers Set Their Own Prices

With a $10 million venture capital infusion and a revamped business model, the lesser-known ridesharing app revs up to roll over the competition.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Tech

4 Hot Tech Startups to Watch in 2014

These promising tenderfoots are steamrolling ahead on the rocky road to making it big in business.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow