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Subjunctive posted:How do they differ from Lyft? Are their drivers employees? Yes, with benefits, if you drive with them exclusively, and half the stock in the company is reserved for drivers, so it's a semi-co-op. For those who are contract, they only take 10% as opposed to the 20 or 25 that uber or lyft does. As far as I understand it, their whole idea is to poach the top rated drivers from the other two companies by not treating them like poo poo. The problem as I understand it is they don't have enough volume to hire as many drivers full time as they should. Most of the Juno drivers i've talked to aren't employees because they still need to take Uber and Lyft fares to fill out the day, but they do make more money per ride with Juno. I'm hoping they survive long enough for Uber to collapse or throw a tantrum and pull out of NYC. Which should be any day now, really. this article sums it up reasonably well: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/08/22/490655700/uber-competitor-in-nyc-promises-drivers-benefits-even-employee-status
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:Yes, with benefits, if you drive with them exclusively, and half the stock in the company is reserved for drivers, so it's a semi-co-op. For those who are contract, they only take 10% as opposed to the 20 or 25 that uber or lyft does. As far as I understand it, their whole idea is to poach the top rated drivers from the other two companies by not treating them like poo poo. it amuses me how uber throws its weight around as if it were already a monopoly. i guess it just shows how spineless politicos are that it actually works sometimes
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Condiv posted:it amuses me how uber throws its weight around as if it were already a monopoly. i guess it just shows how spineless politicos are that it actually works sometimes Politicos aren't afraid of Uber. They're afraid of Uber's investors.
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So the US government decided not to revoke Theranos' license to operate a blood clinic, after settling with the company over their violations. They agreed to pay a $30,000 fine and accept a two year ban from operating a testing clinic. So they would be eligible to start opening clinics again in 2019 if they wanted to. http://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-settles-with-cms-for-30000-2017-4
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FlamingLiberal posted:So the US government decided not to revoke Theranos' license to operate a blood clinic, after settling with the company over their violations. They agreed to pay a $30,000 fine and accept a two year ban from operating a testing clinic. So they would be eligible to start opening clinics again in 2019 if they wanted to.
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While the fact that they're getting let off with a fine is troubling, I'm not too worried about them restarting operations. Their blowout was too public, I don't think any VC will touch them again.
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Shooting Blanks posted:While the fact that they're getting let off with a fine is troubling, I'm not too worried about them restarting operations. Their blowout was too public, I don't think any VC will touch them again. Yeah having their main business shut down for 2 years plus the temporary shutdowns last year is a pretty bad situation for them. They were supposedly going to pivot to selling blood test machines to other people, but who'd trust that?
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It isnt just that they've been shut down, but they have no professional credibility given the fraudulent nature of their business previously, and the fact that every investor they had got screwed. That name is a four letter word in technology now, and actual biotech investors know better as well. The chance that they will return is miniscule.
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Shooting Blanks posted:It isnt just that they've been shut down, but they have no professional credibility given the fraudulent nature of their business previously, and the fact that every investor they had got screwed. That name is a four letter word in technology now, and actual biotech investors know better as well. The chance that they will return is miniscule.
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FlamingLiberal posted:I agree, but considering the level of fraud it's amazing they didn't lose their license There's still plenty of time for that. CMS controls their licensing as a blood lab, but the FDA has separate jurisdiction over their ability to manufacture / sell / market anything whatsoever. The FDA is also much, much more likely to sink its teeth into Theranos, given the number of 483s they've issued against the company already.
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Let's all remember that the Theranos board now includes the Secretary of Defense Not that i'm implying that has any relation here to what's happened, no sir
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FlamingLiberal posted:So the US government decided not to revoke Theranos' license to operate a blood clinic, after settling with the company over their violations. They agreed to pay a $30,000 fine and accept a two year ban from operating a testing clinic. So they would be eligible to start opening clinics again in 2019 if they wanted to. Arizona seems crankier than the US government ArsTechnica posted:Theranos, Inc., the infamous and embattled blood-testing company, has agreed to pay the state of Arizona more than $4.65 million dollars in consumer restitution for blood tests that were allegedly misrepresented and, in some cases, voided.
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Bates posted:Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was offering to give investors her personal shares of the company for free if they agreed not to sue. That has to be the worst deal I've ever heard of.
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Discendo Vox posted:That has to be the worst deal I've ever heard of. "Zoidberg owns 51% of the company?" "The shares were worthless, and he kept asking for toilet paper!"
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Juicero newsquote:Doug Evans, the company’s founder, would compare himself with Steve Jobs in his pursuit of juicing perfection. He declared that his juice press wields four tons of force—“enough to lift two Teslas,” he said. Google’s venture capital arm and other backers poured about $120 million into the startup. Juicero sells the machine for $400, plus the cost of individual juice packs delivered weekly. Tech blogs have dubbed it a “Keurig for juice.” E: sorry about broken link Arsenic Lupin fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Apr 19, 2017 |
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You know what else can be hand squeezed? loving fruit! That's pretty funny though. Also you have an extra 'l' on the end of the article link.
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Mozi posted:Also you have an extra 'l' on the end of the article link. "squeezel" is a cool name for a new juicing startup that doesn't require $400 hardware to make juice
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Wait, so the Juicero doesn't even press fresh fruit? It's just using some prepackaged garbage bullshit? Why would someone willingly pay $400+ for a machine to squeeze essentially Naked Juice out of a package and into your cup? If I wanted that, I'd buy a big bottle of Naked Juice and just pour it into a cup myself and save myself money.
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DeathSandwich posted:If I wanted that, I'd buy a big bottle of Naked Juice and just pour it into a cup myself and save myself money. Sorry, I'm not seeing the disruption in this business plan?
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DeathSandwich posted:Wait, so the Juicero doesn't even press fresh fruit? It's just using some prepackaged garbage bullshit? Why would someone willingly pay $400+ for a machine to squeeze essentially Naked Juice out of a package and into your cup? Yeah, aren't these the kinds of questions that should be asked by investors and answered before the checkbooks come out? Or does all skepticism and critical thinking go flying out the window nowadays once they hear "home delivery" and "wifi connectivity" in the pitch? Speaking of kitchen appliances with unnecessary internet connectivity: https://twitter.com/internetofshit/status/854204492342075392 I can't possibly imagine this turning out poorly!
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Rhesus Pieces posted:Yeah, aren't these the kinds of questions that should be asked by investors and answered before the checkbooks come out? Or does all skepticism and critical thinking go flying out the window nowadays once they hear "home delivery" and "wifi connectivity" in the pitch? There is exactly one reason why I would want this, and it would be to start pre-heating my oven when I buy a Papa Murphy's pizza before I get home. There are many, many reasons why I do not want this in reality, and several of them boil down to 'hackers running the oven to run up my power bill and/or burn down my house". I'll pass.
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aware of dog posted:I'm not sure which is stupider: this, or that grilled cheese maker that got a bunch of capital. It's probably this though. Dunno if it's worth that much cost + space for something that only does one thing...but I do love rotis.
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Cicero posted:That automatic Indian bread maker looks pretty dope though: https://rotimatic.com/ (shakes head) Those rotis aren't brown enough. e: Reading between the lines on the DisruptoJuicinator story, it sounds a lot like the squeeze press turned out not to be all that and what they're actually shipping in the packets is nearly pre-pureed. Arsenic Lupin fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Apr 19, 2017 |
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MiddleOne posted:As a general rule I don't want stuff that could easily burn down my house without an electrical failure controlled by any kind of complicated OS and absolutely not one that is remotely accessible. I'm having a hard time imagining a kitchen appliance that can be improved with remote internet accessibility. Anything that can burn things requires personal attention, and things like coffee makers, dishwashers and slow cookers have been controlled by pre-set timers for years now.
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I wish I could have the type of life where the main issue is "I am too lazy to buy juice in the store, or a juicer and fruit, even", so a $400 juice keurig sounds appealing
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Juicero news This is the most Silicon Valley of all VC companies.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:(shakes head) Those rotis aren't brown enough. Really what Juicero is in the business of is making mad profit on horrendously expensive juice packs - individual packs make 8 ounces of juice and are priced from $5 to $8 depending on the particular blend, with most being $7. They also heavily push a subscription service which reduce the pack cost slightly - but I think originally you couldn't even get any of the packs without a subscription that was minimum 5 packs a week. Anyway, having the fruit and veg being squeezed already heavily cut up and stuff is the point of the "cold-squeezed" fad - the normal way to do it is you dice it all up before placing it under a heavy press to squeeze all the juice out. And since it's generally sold with no pasteurization, it has to be made fresh to legally be sold in most places.
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Rhesus Pieces posted:I'm having a hard time imagining a kitchen appliance that can be improved with remote internet accessibility. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FRPCPEC
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Rhesus Pieces posted:I'm having a hard time imagining a kitchen appliance that can be improved with remote internet accessibility. Anything that can burn things requires personal attention, and things like coffee makers, dishwashers and slow cookers have been controlled by pre-set timers for years now. I would kill for a web enabled fridge that can tell me its contents etc for when I'm out grocery shopping.
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w00tmonger posted:I would kill for a web enabled fridge that can tell me its contents etc for when I'm out grocery shopping. 
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w00tmonger posted:I would kill for a web enabled fridge that can tell me its contents etc for when I'm out grocery shopping. This sort of exists. Samsung makes a fridge with a webcam so that you can see what's on the shelves. I prefer this new-fangled kitchen accessory: 
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