Are you ready for the Gig economy?
When we hear the "Gig Economy" mentioned, many of us think of companies like Deliveroo and Uber.The future of work will involve "Gig" economy workers in much more profound ways.
Will the “Uber effect” kill innovation?
On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that "the Uber effect" is impacting new entrants in the ride-sharing business in London.
Almost $1 in every $10 spent on Uber is for food rather than car journeys
Data uncovered by the Financial Times shows that almost $1 in every $10 spent on Uber is for food rather than car journeys.This is an interesting stat and shows that they have started to diversify.
Calling time on the “Uber is the world’s largest taxi company with no vehicles” slide
I am sure many of you have had this slide or a variant of the one originally authored by Tom Goodwin presented to you at a conference on #Disruption. I'm calling time on this slide - we need new [...]
Fancy yourself as an Uber driver?
The Financial Times has created an Uber game, a SIM style quest to see if you can make any money as an Uber driver in San Francisco. The twists and turns in the game are based on real driver [...]
Uber Chief will visit London after all
Looks like Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was reading my LinkedIn post from Tuesday where I suggested he pop over here to London for a chat.
Uber CEO “weighs up” trip to London
News that new Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi is “weighing up” a visit to London surprised me.
A rough year for Uber
It wasn’t long ago when almost everyone wanted to “be the next Uber”.A few months on, with their latest boardroom dramas and wave after wave of bad press (which has actually been around for a [...]
Does your behavior change when you are being rated?
The Gig economy has started to shape our behaviour in how to treat our ”suppliers” in everyday life, now that we can be ranked for each and every interaction.If you stay in an AirBnB you are [...]