Stride Health, the first benefits platform for independent workers, announced the release of Stride Drive, an app that maximizes independent drivers’ take-home income by easily managing their tax deductible expenses. Source: Stride Health Launches Financial Health App “Stride Drive” to Protect 1099 Income
Month: August 2016
About 70 percent of so-called 1099 workers, including freelancers and contractors, said they have no long-term savings at all, according to a recent report by payment provider Hyperwallet. Source: Where the gig economy fails and what to do about it
While on the surface, Amazon is still a great partner for FedEx, UPS and others, the article suggests Amazon could eventually flip a switch and turn the shipping infrastructure into a business, the same way it turned the scalable network infrastructure it built for Amazon.com into Amazon Web Services, an on-demand computing platform that now […]
There is additional detail on Uber’s plans for Jeff Jones, Target’s former CMO in this short article. He will run ridesharing, but not UberEats, UberRush or other services, where it feels like he would be a better fit. Source: Uber hires Target CMO as president of ridesharing – MarketWatch
These sins have been with me for a while and new contenders from the gig economy are looking to dive into the murky waters of my moral shame pool. Such services connect people offering things like a place to stay, housework or rides, with customers. But the labour practices of companies involved in this sector […]
No IPO ahead, methinks. Buy-out by an automaker, Microsoft, Google or in a roll-up of first-generation on-demand. At the Mercury News, the IPO is still on the table, but slipping toward the edge and the floor below. Except, what if, Uber, the most valuable startup in the world, stumbles on its road to an IPO? […]
Food co-ops across the country are testing out home delivery with the help of services like Instacart. Source: Food Co-ops Testing Home Delivery Instacart | Tasting Table
InstaMek, an Edmonton-based on-demand car service repair company, has announced the acquisition of Vancouver-based WrenchPatrol, which connects users with certified auto mechanics. Source: Instamek acquires competitor WrenchPatrol to establish Vancouver presence | BetaKit
Amazon’s Prime Now service will also include delivery from popular Houston eateries like Carrabba’s, El Tiempo Cantina, and Max’s Wine Dive to those within certain lucky ZIP codes. Prime Now members will be able to get free, one-hour delivery of menu items from a long list of restaurants, Amazon announced Wednesday. Source: Amazon Prime rolls […]
The next generation of on-demand is on the way. They will focus on worker needs, customer confidence, and retention of both buyer and seller of services. Michael Ting, senior vice president for digital markets at Hyperwallet Systems Inc., noted that the age of simple marketplaces and exchanges of goods and services (for payment, of course) […]