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In this episode, I’m chatting with Chris Taylor, former Uber and Bird employee, now founder of Nomad Ventures.  An early stage venture fund investing in pre-seed and seed market place businesses.    Chris is using his personal and team’s experience to invest in the future marketplaces of the world!   Intro to Chris Taylor Former Uber and Bird Employee Founder of Nomad Ventures Specializes in finding and building new and revolutionary marketplaces   Nomad Ventures: https://www.nomadfund.vc/

Despite the naysayers, the economy continues to grow at a rapid pace, giving workers plenty of options. What are the tools that delivery and gig platforms need to offer workers to stay competitive, ensuring a good experience for the people that power delivery? Check out this panel from Curbivore. Hantz Fevry - Founder & CEO, Stoovo Piers Mainwaring - Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Everee David Pickerell - CEO, Para Nav Chadha - VP, Spark Driver Platform, Walmart Jackie Davalos - Technology Reporter, Bloomberg (Moderator)

Nick Adler is the Chief Operating Officer at Found where he's helping build a modern financial platform for one of the largest, most underserved segments of the U.S. economy - the self-employed worker. His career spans the restaurant and retail spaces. Perhaps most familiar to this audience, Nick previously served as Head of Market Operations for Caviar where he led a team of 100+ people, and was responsible for Caviar's local market strategy, restaurant sales, restaurant account management, courier fleet growth, and overall quality. Go to found.com/rideshare and get $25 when you open a new Found account and spend at least $100 within the first 30 days. Free help for listeners: https://found.com/guides/common-tax-mistakes https://found.com/guides/understanding-the-schedule-c-tax-form https://found.com/guides/self-employed-retirement-plans https://found.com/guides/2023-tax-deadlines https://found.com/guides/best-finance-tools-for-small-business-owners

Curbivore 2023 was a success!  Take a listen to the replay of our opening panel.  Hear from Uber Eats’ David Meers, and one of the company’s top partners, about how the company is pushing “eats” beyond just restaurant cuisine, and what it means for both sides of the platform. Followed by an Uber product announcement. David Meers - Head of Grocery + Retail Fulfillment Products, Uber Mariana - Local Courier Turned Shopper Kabir Jain - Chief Growth Officer, Erewhon Market 

Cubivore is almost here! It will take place in Downtown LA Friday, March 3 · 8am - 9pm PST.  Jonah Bliss joins Harry for an insiders look at Curbivore as we anxiously await its arrival. Jonah Bliss spent his career scaling mobility startups like Turo and Evelo, followed by working in the content and events space. He combined those passions when he started Curbivore and eventually convinced Harry to join him.

Deloss Pickett, co-founder and CEO of Bib Technologies, is our guest today. "Our mission is to create new ways for businesses to connect with consumers through sustainable mobile platforms. Founded by Tesla, SpaceX, and Red Bull alums. Based in Los Angeles, our team is dedicated to positively impacting the environment and helping businesses thrive in the process."  Find comprehensive show notes at therideshareguy.com

Tiya Gordon is the co-founder of itselectric, which is curbside charging for the 40 million drivers who park on the street. itselectric partners with city property owners to unlock access to untapped electricity supply while they earn passive income. 

Larry P. Smith is a consumer attorney, concentrating his practice in the areas of Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collections Practices violations as well as consumer fraud claims and lemon law. He is the Managing Partner at SmithMarco, P.C. https://protectingconsumerrights.com/  

Kelly Ferguson is Chief of Staff at Automotus, a curb management company on a mission to create safer, more efficient, and more sustainable streets that work for everyone. Kelly draws upon 15+ years of experience in new product development, public/private partnerships, community engagement, and emerging technology deployments. Kelly has supported Automotus curbside analytics and Smart Loading Zones rollouts in LA, Pittsburgh, Omaha and more.

Ryan and Abby of Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) join Harry to talk about what they do, overall driver safety, and much more. Cambridge Mobile Telematics is the world’s largest telematics service provider. Its mission is to make the world’s roads and drivers safer.

Show Me The Money Club is a weekly live show with Sergio and Chris where they talk about what's going on in the gig economy and shorter highlight videos from the show. Join in the conversation during the live Tuesdays 6pm EST/3pm PST on YouTube.  On today's show, we have special guest Bryce Bennet from Solo. We will also be covering a possible glitch shows that upfront fares is a pay cut for drivers, more upfront fares/pay details and teaching the algorithms, Lyft testing "bonus zone boosts," Uber CEO saying contradicting details on drivers supply/shortage, RDU demonstration, and today's side hustle.

Chris Sweis, CEO of Yellow Cab of San Francisco, joins Harry to talk all things taxi: how he got into the business, how much drivers can make, the future of taxis, and more. 

Steve Hornyak is BrightDrop’s Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for developing the company’s sales and marketing strategy, partnering with customers to grow a new delivery ecosystem. BrightDrop's mission is to decarbonize the last mile through smarter, safer, and more efficient ways of delivering goods and services.

Nav is the vice president of the Spark Driver Platform, Walmart's proprietary delivery network that provides opportunities for thousands of independent contractors to make deliveries for Walmart and other retailers through Walmart Go Local. Nav joined Walmart in 2017 as a founding member of the Last Mile Team. https://drive4spark.walmart.com/

Shamus Hayes is head of Strategy, Driver Experience & Education at RideShare Carz. He spent the previous 20 years in Chicago as a Banking & Financial Services Executive before joining RideShare Carz. As a part of the team that created RideShare Carz, his focus is creating a superior customer experience, enhancing driver education and scaling the business.

Hamed Yazdi is cofounder of RideShare Mechanic, a convenient way for prospective rideshare drivers to complete their vehicle inspection virtually.

Enrique M. Zambrano of Proeza Ventures joins Harry to talk about investing in mobility in Latin America and beyond. Follow Proeza Ventures on LinkedIn Proeza Ventures News Unveiling the newest two additions to our portfolio Ridepanda BusUp

Watch the FULL video of Harry reacting to this article here: https://youtu.be/cK5M-cmHuck A new article came out and was posted on Wired talking about Uber drivers make $6.20 per hour with prop 22 but mixes numbers and doesn't take certain things into account. Join Harry as he shares his reaction to the article and why he thinks the article is skewed and wrong. Show notes/links mentioned in this episode: See Chris and Sergio discuss this on SMTMC Live RSG137 – Louis Hyman on What Uber and Lyft Drivers Really Make in Seattle How to Calculate Per Mile Earnings Instead of Per Hour  

Tilak Joshi is CEO at Lean. Lean is actually a financial services company that partners with platforms and marketplaces to do what I like to call "instant pay 2.0". Learn more at withlean.com

John Zimmer is the co-founder and President of Lyft. John’s mission with Lyft is to improve people’s lives by creating transportation and cities that are more affordable, sustainable, and community-oriented.