When Sharing Isn't Caring - A Strategists Forum

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve hosts a Strategists Forum with Propelics Mobile Strategists Glenn Gruber, James Hoshor, and David Enarson, along with Anexinet Cloud Solutions Director, Ned Bellavance, to discuss a new incarnation of some old mobile technologies, and to take a look at the reasons why the new sharing model (ride sharing, bike sharing, and scooter sharing) isn't quite as caring as it seems, and what—if anything—can be done about it.

Articles cited in the episode:

Meet the Militant Taxi Drivers Union That Just Defeated Uber and Lyft
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21386/militant_taxi_drivers_union_uber_lyft_alliance_new_york_city

New York Just Capped the Number of Uber, Lyft Vehicles in the City
https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/08/technology/uber-lyft-new-york-legislation/index.html

a16z Podcast: All about Bike Sharing
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a16z/id842818711?mt=2&i=1000401356891

The Bike-Share Oversupply in China: Huge Piles of Abandoned and Broken Bicycles
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversupply-in-china-huge-piles-of-abandoned-and-broken-bicycles/556268/

Electric Scooters Are Going Worldwide
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/12/electric-scooters-all-over-the-world/

Santa Monica Proposes Tougher Rules for Bird and Other Scooter Rental Companies
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-santa-monica-scooter-pilot-20180607-story.html

Doctor: Do Something About the Dangers of E-Scooters
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/opinions/dangers-of-e-scooters-vox/index.html

Uber Invests Its Growth Into Its Next Chapter — Including Scooters and Bikes
https://www.recode.net/2018/8/15/17694914/uber-q2-financial-results-bikes-scooters-revenue-growth

Chicken-Sharing in Massachusetts and Elsewhere
http://www.rentthechicken.com/p/boston-ma-and-surrounding-areas.html