16. IDG Interview with Ryan Green, CEO of Gridwise
Episode description
π« Ryan is an ex-naval flight officer and after the military, he started working in the banking niche. 1:01Β
π Driving for Uber and Lyft after the military was an amazing experience in gig working and gig economy for Ryan. 3:03
π΅ Gridwise app is focusing on the ride-share and delivery area of the gig economy by helping drivers boost their profits. 4:34
π 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. 09:08
π¦ Ryan was intrigued with sales from a young age, and he continued with his entrepreneurial ideas in sixth grade too. 12:27
β¨ What can you do to affect the young population and spark innovative and entrepreneurial thinking in them?Β 14:03
π± How GridWise was made, and how the app succeeds to answer all needs drivers have. 18:13
π Gridwise app helps, even with estimated tax deductions for drivers, and it is free. 24:06
π£οΈ Marketing for the app started from personal advertising all the way to digital advertising channels. 29:01Β Β
π Harvesting metadata and analytics from the app are valuable for other stakeholders but also a significant source of new revenue income. 30:53
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About the future of gig drivers. 35:14
π² Gridwise will help drivers earn more profit directly from their platform in the future. 37:40
π 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. 39:04
π₯ Ryan's advice for future entrepreneurs. 45:30
βοΈ Do not forget to tip service drivers in these hard times and mention Gridwise to help them even more. 49:07Β
Links
Β https://gridwise.io/
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