Uber

Just the Tip – Uber’s Kalanick Out, Tipping In

Just the Tip – Uber’s Kalanick Out, Tipping In

The big news coming out of Uber keeps coming.  And coming.  And still coming. Last week it was CEO Travis Kalanick’s leave of absence (which came on the heels of a special investigation of the rampant cultural problems at the tech company).  That was closely followed by a resignation after inappropriate commentary by a board member. The…

Uber Board Member Takes Foot Off Gas, Inserts In Mouth

Uber Board Member Takes Foot Off Gas, Inserts In Mouth

Well that didn’t take long… Mere hours after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced he would be taking an indefinite leave of absence and special investigator Eric Holder delivered the findings of a report on cultural issues at the company, an Uber board member has resigned over a sexist remark. It seems the beleaguered tech company cannot…

More Sex Love and Uber

More Sex Love and Uber

Three years ago, I decided to experiment with driving for Uber just so I could better understand the UberX platform.  It was brand-new to Dallas-Fort Worth and I had yet to even be an UberX customer having only utilized the relatively new Uber car service in cities like New York and San Francisco. That mini…

Lyft, Uber Enter Underserved Healthcare Market
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Lyft, Uber Enter Underserved Healthcare Market

The healthcare market is a trillion-dollar segment of the US economy – and growing.  One often unnoticed – and untapped – healthcare market is for nonemergency medical transportation.  Patients need transportation to physician appointments, routine treatments, diagnostic examinations, and other types of healthcare.  Lyft and Uber have found a new niche – stepping up to meet…

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Will Apple Kill the Uber App (and Uber)?

Apple could effectively kill Uber by simply removing the Uber app from Apple’s App Store. This is exactly what Apple threatened to do after it learned the Uber app had been designed specifically to circumvent Apple’s privacy rules. Uber was able to track iPhone users even after they had deleted the app from the iPhone or iPad devices….

Meet Me Halfway… The Six Month Status Checkup
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Meet Me Halfway… The Six Month Status Checkup

How can it be July 4th weekend already?  I feel like I was just ringing in the new year.  If you follow Jetsetter’s Homestead, then you know this has been a whirlwind year for me – I’m at a new firm after an acquisition which means my travel patterns have been altered a bit as I…