Ep 10 - Gigging News - End of McDonalds & Starbucks As We Know Them. Who's Your Gig Daddy. Uber & Lyft Take Over City Hall.

Gigging: Everything & Sharing Economy

Episode 10 is a Gigging News episode. In this episode, we cover the ten (10) biggest news stories happening in the Sharing Economy.
1. #McDonalds and #Starbucks see a future where customers will never set foot in a restaurant.
2. #Uber and #Lyft want to run transportation for entire cities.
3. If you are a Gug worker, algorithms are your boss (There are your Daddy).
4. Price increases are killing the bike-sharing market.
5. #Fiverr reports a big jump in revenue prior to IPO
6. #Dumpling is a startup that helps delivery workers develop delivery businesses
7. #Airbnb Acquires #Urbandoor
8. The number of gig workers is going to skyrocket by 2020
9. Anyspace – New Storage Sharing Service
10. 92% of US freelancers can’t take a nonworking vacation
If you like Gigging: Everything and the Sharing Economy, you might like my other podcasts, Guerrillapreneur: The Art of Waging Small Business Warfare and Career Coaching Xs and Os. Please check out some of my other podcasts:
1. Guerrillapreneur: The Art of Waging Small Business Warfare - Interviews with Startup Executives and Influencers.
2. Career Coaching Xs and Os - Career Advice for Executives who want the corner office
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Sources:
https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/a-giant-change-is-coming-to-both-mcdonalds-starbucks-theres-just-1-little-problem.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/08/08/uber-reports-loss-billion-wake-going-public/c18vUGXMTa0hzx6OqKl2cO/story.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/pringle-uber-doordash-gig-economy-1.5238726
https://time.com/5648510/uber-lyft-bike-scooter-subsidies/
https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2019/fiverr-reports-post-ipo-revenue-bump-gig-economy/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/08/this-startup-is-helping-food-app-delivery-workers-start-their-own-damn-delivery-companies/
https://www.hotelbusiness.com/airbnb-acquires-urbandoor/
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gig-economy-deloitte-153856875.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/25/why-92percent-of-freelancers-say-they-can-never-take-a-vacation.html