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In lieu of real content, another set of links.Picks of the week:
Kevin Roose speculates about Uber’s future
Cale Weissman interviews an Airbnb landlord
Tomio Geron talks to new Google investees Homejoy.
Peers.org:
Airbnb:
Their own headquarters are extravagant, including a replica of the Dr. Strangelove war room as Airbnb joins in the workspace arms race.
Is the company returning to its spammy roots?
The hiring of executives continues.
Stories of hosts: evicted, supportive, ethically dubious.
More stories? Try Airbnb confessions.
Want to buy a property just to rent out on Airbnb? Try Mashvisor.
Industry:
Google invests in housecleaning as Peers member Homejoy hits it big. Homejoy is a Peers partner, but its “professional” employees are, according to Forbes, people who need to show proof of employment to receive government assistance, recruited through municipal employment services.
DHL launches its MyWays delivery service, powered by “people who want to deliver parcels and earn some extra money”. Does Peers approve?
Meanwhile, Flatclub is like Airbnb but only if you went to a fancy university. Sharing without the hoi polloi.
There is a cynicism to the simplistic claim that “systems are broken” and that technology can fix them.
Accenture continues to be interested.
Lots of actual careers going at Uber (not drivers), Airbnb (not B&B owners), Homejoy (not cleaners).
Softball questions from the media:
Forbes asks no difficult questions
Wharton Business School cheerleads
Inc.com gushes
as do Australians.
Taxis and ridesharing:
Uber is making a lot of money…
and might be more valuable than Facebook someday. It certainly
has big ambitions.
Lyft hires ex-Netflix and Google “data scientist” (not a real job).
Blablacar is more sharing than North American transit companies.
But ride sharing is still very limited.
Or you can share parking.