π« Ryan is an ex-naval flight officer and after the military, he started working in the banking niche.
1:01 π Driving for Uber and Lyft after the military was an amazing experience in gig working and gig economy for Ryan.
3:03π΅ Gridwise app is focusing on the ride-share and delivery area of the gig economy by helping drivers boost their profits.
4:34π When Ryan worked as a gig driver, he realized that the core problem is in the fragmentation and inaccessibility of key data drivers need to have.
09:08π¦ Ryan was intrigued with sales from a young age, and he continued with his entrepreneurial ideas in sixth grade too.
12:27β¨ What can you do to affect the young population and spark innovative and entrepreneurial thinking in them?
14:03π± How GridWise was made, and how the app succeeds to answer all needs drivers have.
18:13π Gridwise app helps, even with estimated tax deductions for drivers, and it is free.
24:06π£οΈ Marketing for the app started from personal advertising all the way to digital advertising channels.
29:01 π Harvesting metadata and analytics from the app are valuable for other stakeholders but also a significant source of new revenue income.
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About the future of gig drivers.
35:14π² Gridwise will help drivers earn more profit directly from their platform in the future.
37:40π In five years from now, Ryan plans to add more insurance products, financial services, income protection, phone protection, in healthcare and other benefits to his app.
39:04π₯ Ryan's advice for future entrepreneurs.
45:30βοΈ Do not forget to tip service drivers in these hard times and mention Gridwise to help them even more.
49:07 Links
https://gridwise.io/
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