All posts tagged "sharing economy"
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444BusinessTwilio Helps Sharing Economy Workers Connect, And Retain Privacy
By Carolyn Said San Francisco Chronicle. When Brian Schrier calls or texts folks who hire him via TaskRabbit to do odd jobs,...
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360BusinessLyft Leaves Room For Creativity
By Kim Lyons Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Matt Peterson has developed a customer base by picking up strippers. To clarify: Mr. Peterson is a...
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386BusinessUber Cleans Up Under Shower Of Cash From Baidu, Other Investors
By Carolyn Said San Francisco Chronicle. Uber is as relentless in raising money as it is ruthless in its business strategy. Chinese...
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Now Worth $40 billion, Upstart Uber Outraces Other Tech Models
By Tracey Lien and Andrea Chang Los Angeles Times. SAN FRANCISCO The popular ride-hailing app Uber is now worth $40 billion, making...
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355NEWSPeers Unveils Products For Workers In The Sharing Economy
By Dana Hull San Jose Mercury News. SAN JOSE, Calif. What’s often known as the “sharing economy”, represented by legions of Airbnb...
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Analysis: Investors Don’t Care How Badly Startup Founders Behave
By Carolyn Said San Francisco Chronicle. The bad boys of the tech world can behave like bullies with impunity — as long...