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by cyan_atrus 3608 days ago
you're betting that a facebook group is a scalable solution?

arcade city is a great example of unintended consequences -- instead of safer rides, austin's regulations led to consumers choosing a much riskier ridesharing option (no GPS tracking, no recourse when something goes wrong, no background checks at all, etc)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/06/21/austin-cra...

http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/06/dwi-arrests-skyrocket-...

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> you're betting that a facebook group is a scalable solution?

As I understand, they had an experimental phone application. They took down support for it, and are building a next version.

Ah, interesting, hadn't heard that -- is it the same as https://austinstartups.com/rideaustin-turns-tnc-lemons-into-... ?
I think the company is actually based in New Hampshire.

http://arcade.city/