In 2018, the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision redefined the definition of employee v. independent contractor through an “ABC test” followed by many states, a year later California Governor Newsom signed AB 5 which codified the Dynamex decision with certain exceptions. Under AB 5, a worker is an employee and not an independent contractor unless the hiring entity demonstrates that all…
Episodes 8 and 9 for Internet Traffic Kings have dropped. Episode 8 features Oliver Kenyon who built the world’s largest affiliate community online and now runs LandingPageGuys.com. He shares his Top 5 Tips for New Marketers and uncovers his coveted internal blueprint. The ultimate checklist of conversions principles! You do NOT want to miss this…
In 2018, the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision redefined the definition of employee v. independent contractor through an “ABC test” followed by many states. Last September, California Governor Newsom signed AB-5 which codified the Dynamex decision and went into effect on January 1, 2020. The titans of the “Gig Economy” have fought AB-5 throughout the process and have…
CLBR #300: The Downside of the Sharing (Platform) Economy LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK OUR 300TH SHOW! See my Thoughts on 300 Episodes. In particular this “Thank You” video. The Downside of the Sharing (Platform) Economy The sharing economy, with the rise of Uber, Airbnb, LiquidSpace etc, is projected…
The California Supreme Court just issued a decision that seeks to stop the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, 4 Cal.5th 903 (2018). The unanimous decision is certain to have a huge impact in the tech sector where startups too often rely on the independent…
2017 has been a year of upheaval and reckoning for the “Sharing Economy’s” greatest disruptor and biggest badboy – Uber. Q1 Uber began the year with a $20 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commision to resolve charges that it misled prospective drivers with exaggerated earning claims and claims about financing through its Vehicle Solutions…
In 2014, press reports revealed that Uber employees improperly accessed riders’ personal information using an internal company tool called the “God View.” To respond to the controversy, Uber posted this statement on its site: Uber has a strict policy prohibiting all employees at every level from accessing a rider or driver’s data. The only…
Chastened Uber CEO Takes Leave of Absence to Work on Self-Improvement In an article on Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s decision to take a leave of absence from the firm, I was asked to comment on this latest development in the Uber dumpster fire. “Until I worked at a startup, I never understood the maxim that…
Complaints about Uber are nothing new. In 2014, as Uber was besieged by a privacy scandal, Pay Pal co-founder and Lyft investor Peter Thiel called Uber the “most ethically challenged company in Silicon Valley” and the Guardian asked the question “Is Uber the worst company in Silicon Valley?” For Uber, those were the good old…
Last Updated: January 30, 2017. The meeting between President-Elect Donald Trump and the tech community was as notable for who was there and for who was not. The meeting was attended by: Team Trump – Family POTUS-E Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner (son-in-law), Eric Trump, Donald Trump, Jr. Team Trump – Other VPOTUS-E Mike Pence,…
As outlined previously, Santa Monica had been a goldmine for Airbnb generating $9.3 million a year in revenue; making it one of the top 10 revenue generators for greater Los Angeles. Short term rentals, however, already were illegal in Santa Monica, but enforcement is rare. Nonetheless, on May 12, 2015 the City of Santa Monica adopted…
Santa Monica Takes on Airbnb, Is Sacramento Next? Airbnb is the crown prince of the sharing economy. Its is a platform for people to rent out beds, rooms, apartments and houses for short term stays. The San Francisco-based company has over 800,000 listings in 33,000 cities and 192 countries. Founded in 2008, the privately held Airbnb…
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