Do gig economy products eventually become worse than their predecessors?
Gig economy marketplaces start with a really strong promise but overtime they become worse than the problem they tried to fix.
Is this the fate for all such companies given that it’s now highly regulated & they are dependent on suppliers that are hard to control? Or is there an opportunity to further disrupt the current gig economy marketplaces?
Case in point:
AirBnb: You select a place that is $250 and by the time you reach checkout page - the actual price you pay is > $450!
Doordash: When you order, the delivery time shows as 40 mins but by the time it arrives it's actually 1hr 40mins.
Uber: To travel 2 miles, you need to fork out $30!
Is this the fate for all such companies given that it’s now highly regulated & they are dependent on suppliers that are hard to control? Or is there an opportunity to further disrupt the current gig economy marketplaces?
Case in point: AirBnb: You select a place that is $250 and by the time you reach checkout page - the actual price you pay is > $450!
Doordash: When you order, the delivery time shows as 40 mins but by the time it arrives it's actually 1hr 40mins.
Uber: To travel 2 miles, you need to fork out $30!
Thoughts?