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8 Challenges To Overcome In The Growth Of Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

Most people have heard of Foursquare for local nightlife and Airbnb for rooms, but other nationally recognized sources for local services are still hard to find, including social media, local news, advertising, and event calendars. Change, acceptance, and trust become more difficult as you get deeper into the fabric of a community.

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RideAustin SXSW Key Learnings — and wow — there were a lot…

Austin Startup

We’ve also been asked by various media our take on Lyft’s new ‘Round-up’ feature. Contrary to others in social media saying they ‘stole our idea’ — we’re incredibly happy to see the #2 rideshare company electing to use their platform to also help charities. Will more drivers come out for super-high cost trips?

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