Marketplace

Black Cabs: Solving the Challenge of Leaving Unprotected Incumbents by the Wayside

The London rain has followed me back to Napa, and so have my thoughts on London and the black cabs. The popularity of Uber has an inverse relationship to that of the black cab, and the iconic taxis are losing ground. Do they face extinction? Last week I asked to hear from the fans of [...]

Jon Buscall2016-12-08T20:56:01+01:00January 22nd, 2016|Tags: Black cabs, Iconic, London, London black cab, Marketplace, Regulation, savetaxis, sharing economy, Taxi, transportation, Uber, Urban|

London’s Black Cabs: Gems or Relics?

What would be a more warm and welcome sight to a city tourist – another geo-clueless ‘ride-sharing’ driver or a native, highly trained black cab? Quite possibly, the realization that it’s got Uber. As an on-demand transportation service, Uber is more than just a household name: it’s the very definition of a glocal enterprise, with [...]

Jon Buscall2016-12-08T20:56:01+01:00December 3rd, 2015|Tags: #collaborative-economy, #community, Black cabs, cities, economy, Gig, Iconic, London, Marketplace, Regulation, sharing economy, Taxi, transportation, Uber, Urban|

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