[–] iM8t 7y ago ↗ And now Bolt (formely Taxify) is getting competition from Yandex.Taxi. The Russian equivalent of Uber.It's a race to the bottom. But customers benefit, which is nice. [–] dullgiulio 7y ago ↗ In the short term they do, but if the benefits are based on VC, they just cannot last forever. [–] wqwh 7y ago ↗ Then they'll benefit for a few years. Having low prices for 3 years is better than having low prices for 0 years. [–] toper-centage 7y ago ↗ What about the drivers being paid peanuts? They are users too.
[–] dullgiulio 7y ago ↗ In the short term they do, but if the benefits are based on VC, they just cannot last forever. [–] wqwh 7y ago ↗ Then they'll benefit for a few years. Having low prices for 3 years is better than having low prices for 0 years. [–] toper-centage 7y ago ↗ What about the drivers being paid peanuts? They are users too.
[–] wqwh 7y ago ↗ Then they'll benefit for a few years. Having low prices for 3 years is better than having low prices for 0 years. [–] toper-centage 7y ago ↗ What about the drivers being paid peanuts? They are users too.
[–] kreetx 7y ago ↗ Watched a few interviews with the founder a while back and enjoyed his no BS/blunt attitude towards everything :)The key of their success appears to be adaption to the local environment, which Uber is not doing (as much).
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 21.5 ms ] threadIt's a race to the bottom. But customers benefit, which is nice.
The key of their success appears to be adaption to the local environment, which Uber is not doing (as much).