Sharing Economy
It's OK if Aibnb doesn't "win" China
Are we stunned that Didi Chuxing isn’t dominant in America?
If hotel chains are so great, why not work with Airbnb instead of fighting?
Resist-resist-resist-resist-resist.
Brian Chesky's unbelievable journey
The CEO of AirBnB on his improbable rise from bodybuilding to building a $30B Business.
Why has Facebook changed its mind on fake news? Thank the Germans
The only European government that Facebook gives a damn about has fired a warning shot.
Your monthly helping of serious ridesharing allegations: October
Uber might have found a treatment for its passenger safety problem: Selfies.
Kudos! Lyft and Uber boast they'll wipe out hundreds of thousands of jobs in a decade
It's the sharing economy not the caring economy, buddy.
Ridesharing 2.0: Autonomous v. “autonomous;” Google v. Uber; technology v. marketing
What does it mean if marketing wins this one?
Your monthly helping of serious ridesharing allegations
Everything bad that's happened in a rideshare in the past month, all wrapped up in a single post.
With a rumored $100m round, Postmates confounds the concern trolls
The Hillary Clinton of the sharing economy.
Finally there's a great Lyft billboard campaign (unfortunately it was produced by Uber)
Lyft’s billboard game is about as milquetoast as Uber is aggressive.
Breeze: The scamming startup that just won't quit
Of course now they've partnered with Uber.
With another mega-round in progress, Airbnb has achieved something Uber hasn’t
In the shadow of all the Uber madness over the last seven years, is the story of Airbnb.
Your monthly helping of serious ridesharing allegations
I’m honestly surprised there weren’t more reports of Uber drivers playing “Pokemon Go” in traffic.
Uber faces first UK legal test over drivers as employers
“The case of the year in UK employment law.”
Funding is drying up in food delivery. Who has an actual business?
Shit gets real for the on demand world’s most overfunded segment.
Despite dangerous bonus schemes, Uber is failing at increasing ride volume among NYC drivers
So much for drivers making up those wage cuts on volume.
Your monthly helping of serious ridesharing allegations: July
This month's installment of Pando’s series examining the misdeeds perpetrated by or against drivers for so-called ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft.
The business press really wants you to think Lyft is for sale. Is it?
An independent Lyft is worth a lot to a lot of billionaires.
Pando goes to Airbnb's "Open Air" conference (fire marshal be damned)
Airbnb's speakers address concerns about diversity and discrimination, but gloss over the company's new legal challenge.
San Francisco lawmakers vote 10-0 to force Airbnb hosts to register with the city
New law could see up to 75% of SF Airbnbs removed from the site in July.
Uber raises the largest deal in venture history. Now what?
A battle valued in the tens of billions is about to get even bigger.
Your monthly helping of serious ridesharing allegations
You’d think Uber might start taking background checks a little more seriously.
Thumbtack is unlike any other unicorn you know. And I mean that as a compliment
With no brand, revenues nearing $100 million, and seven years of runway, Thumbtack is an anti-unicorn unicorn.
The what’s for dinner shakeout: Would you rather be killed by churn or Amazon?
New funding is down nearly 70%... which foe will prove deadlier?
SubletSpy uses surveillance tech to declare war on Airbnb renters
A plucky startup has entered into the breach to halt Airbnb’s advance, with an assist from the Israeli armed forces.
I tested Rent The Runway’s new Unlimited service. My satisfaction was… limited
A $1000 fur vest, a damaged jumpsuit, and frustration at a service that could be so much more.