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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

Online Presence

Facebook Reportedly Weighing Integration of Uber Into Messenger App

By Geoff Weiss

Tech

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

By Catherine Clifford

Tech

Finland’s Capital Wants to Do Away With Car Ownership

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

It’s Like Hitchhiking in the Age of Uber: Sidecar Tests Shareable Rides

San Francisco-based ride-sharing company Sidecar is running a pilot program where users headed in the same direction can split a fare.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Uber Breaks a Record With Its Latest Funding Round

With $1.2 billion from Fidelity and others, Uber sets the bar for other private companies in VC funding.

By Ray Hennessey

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