the dawn of cab sharing in NYC

Though CabCorner is an international enterprise, New York City will always be our home base.  So it’s interesting to see how “cab sharing” as a concept is being received by the public in its earliest stages, as executed by the TLC.
The New York Times’s city critic just published a rather humorous look at the whole [...]

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a new problem… solved.

The media, much like your average shark, just absolutely loves blood.  And I fault neither predator for their preference.  Yet it is important to contextualize the reports concerning the first day of the TLC’s new “cab share” program.
The New York Times noted that few people took advantage of the service on its inaugural day.  DNA [...]

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Hail to the Daus! (or “They’re off!!!”)

I have a penchant for calling a spade a spade, and a visionary a visionary.  And outgoing TLC commissioner Matt Daus is indisputably both, able to “move the earth” and “see into the future.”
Taxi commission announces start of ‘group rides’
Sir, we commend you, and look forward to building on your legacy.  You introduced the concept [...]

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Ridesharing… a study in ubiquity

A friend of mine just exposed me to a new website he recently uncovered.  In truth, we’d stumbled on Zimride before, but it’s easy to forget all the players in this sector as it evolves.  What began as “cab sharing” has expanded to “ride sharing,” and clearly the public understands the concept and its value.
That’s [...]

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Due Diligence

An accidental use of Google introduced Jon to a curious site known as “Social Ignite,” which apparently aggregates rich media pertaining to a particular search topic.  Pretty useful, it turns out, for due diligence purposes.
Click HERE to scope the page.  Promisingly, CabCorner’s videos comprise about 50% of the results.
The site exposed us to a few [...]

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2009: YEAR IN REVIEW

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To my fellow teammates and our loyal supporters:
Merry Christmas, and a belated Happy Hanukkah!  I’m so proud to pen this year-end review of the CabCorner project.  We’ve come a long way and enjoyed so much success during our first year of operation… its all due to the hard work yall have invested, and I write [...]

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Life, according to NY1

Check out the dispatches from New York City’s local news authority NY1.
FIRST, this report below demonstrates the public’s willingness to share cabs when conditions dictate.  It also emphasizes the ease with which an organic cab-sharing system developed during the city’s 200 taxi strike.
SECOND, this report explains the city government’s rationale in moving forward with its [...]

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recessionary environmentalism

Don’t worry Mr. Mayor…
We’ll take it from here.  CabCorner will make up the difference.
Bloomberg Drops Initiative to Cut Greenhouse Gases

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UPDATE ON THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

So Ajay recently discovered a new cab-sharing service apparently known as Taxi2.  It’s an interesting concept, I guess, although perhaps a little cumbersome.  (Read more about it HERE.)
Essentially, Taxi2 seeks to connect travels at airports who are heading the same direction upon disembarking.  Though, rather bizarrely, the entire system seems to revolve around [...]

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the hunt for capital

Over the past few weeks, we’ve received a number of emails inquiring about our progress.  A few updates:
Jon’s been making the rounds, lining up a few low-level investors to carry us through the next phase in our technical development.  (Perhaps, upon CabCorner’s launch in the top 15 markets nationwide, we should consider touching Greylock Partners, [...]

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