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This question keeps coming up. Should you sit in the front or the back of an Uber? In taxis, you typically sit in the back, is Uber different? Is it rude to sit in the front seat? Is it rude to sit in the backseat? What is appropriate? Have you been doing it all wrong?

There really isn’t a clear yes or no answer to the front or back seat question. It depends on the region, the driver, and you. 

Solo Uber riders tend to get in the back seat sitting diagonal from the driver. This is partially out of …

Uber went public on May 10, 2019. What does that mean? The company is no longer privately held. It is being traded on the stock market, and you can own a piece of the pie if you wish. The company was valued at $76 billion before going public. Some thought the company would go over $100 billion on opening day, but it is currently valued at $82.4 billion, which still makes it one of the top tech IPOs in history. 

Investing can be both simple and complicated. Big numbers do not always mean big payouts or long term success, but …

Lyft has become a part of people’s lives, lending a ride to people in a pinch for every day usage and everything in between. In an economy driven by competition, consumers are demanding lower prices. The company is responding with a their latest plan: Lyft Shared Saver. 

It functions differently from the standard Lyft ride or a Lyft Line ride because it requires a little more interaction from the customer. Lyft Shared Saver asks riders to walk a few blocks to reach their pickup point and walk from their drop off point. There is no picking up and dropping off …

Today’s world looks a whole lot different than the world of a hundred years ago or even twenty years ago. Jobs and careers, especially with the new gig economy, are changing at an unprecedented pace. Apps and smartphones and the gig economy were words that did not really exist ten years ago, but now they are a huge part of the global economy. Delivery driving is no longer a job just for high school or college students. People are now making careers as a delivery driver, supporting themselves between jobs, or simply doing a little side hustle. We have found …

I watched a video interview this week of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi with David M. Rubenstein the president of the Economic Club. The interview was published by the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. on June 24, 2019, so it is fairly recent. Fair warning, it is pretty lengthy, about 45 minutes but I think it definitely falls under the must watch category if you are a driver for or an investor of Uber. 

Not much surprises me any longer when it comes to ridesharing, I still am an active driver with Uber & Lyft, albeit on a very part time …