Uber, the on-demand ‘driver for hire’ mobile service (ODMS) has become the poster-child for digital disruption and ‘convenience tech’.
Uber, bank rolled by Google, is disrupting (destroying) traditional taxi services by delivering more ‘value’ (mostly convenience value) to ‘value-maximising’ consumers through a smart mix of ‘regulatory hacking’ and technology.
And so digital innovators are seeking to ‘uberfy’ the world with convenient on-demand mobile services that digitally and conveniently match demand with supply. Tap your phone, get service. It’s that simple.
Some will flourish, most will fail – (based we think, on the degree that current alternatives are actually inconvenient and offer poor value).
So here’s an evolving master-list of Uber-style services that match on-demand requests with real-time supply… (please message me, or add more in comments – and I’ll update the list)
The Uberfication of Everything: Directory / Master-list
- Uber for Liquor Delivery: Saucey, Drizly, Minibar…
- Uber for Cannabis Delivery: Eaze, Canary…
- Uber for Errands: TaskRabbit…
- Uber for Odd Jobs: GladlyDo
- Uber for Hotel Rooms: HotelTonight
- Uber for Beauty Services: Swan, Stylebee, StyleSeat, Manicube
- Uber for Home Cleaning: Handybook, Homejoy
- Uber for Car Repairs: YourMechanic
- Uber for Babysitting: Urban Sitter…
- Uber for Pizza Delivery: Push for Pizza…
- Uber for Medical Equipment: Cohealo
- Uber for Quiet Spaces: Breather
- Uber for Vet (Home Visit): VetPronto
- Uber for Dog Sitters: DogVacay
- Uber for in-home Massage: Massage, UnwindMe, Zeel, Soothe
- Uber for Doctor House-call: Medicast, Pager
- Uber for Doctor (Remote) Consultation: Doctor on Demand, dvisit
- Uber for Courier Deliveries: Deliv, Postmates, Shyp
- Uber for locksmiths: KeyMe, KeysDuplicated
- Uber for Childcare/School Run: KangaDo…
- Uber for Dry Cleaning/Laundry: Cleanly, Dashlocker, Washio, Flycleaners
- Uber for Hotel Dry Cleaning: Oliom
- Uber for Mobile Repairs iCracked
- Uber for Removals: Moveline
- Uber for Lawnmowing: Lawnstarter, Plowz&Mowz…
- Uber for Restaurant Home Delivery: Seamless
- Uber for Taxis: Lyft…
- Uber for Home Maintenance RatedPeople, HouseCall, RedBeacon
- Uber for Home Decoration: PaintZen
- Uber for Home Deliveries: Anyvan, Doorman, Instacart, UberRUSH
- Uber for Dog Walking: Wortheem Swifto, Urban Leash, Trottr
- Uber for Private Jets: BlackJet
- Uber for City Parking: ParkingPanda, MonkeyParking, SpotHero…
- Uber for Language Tuition: Cambli
- Uber for Storage [Valet]: Caddy, MakeSafe, Boxbee
- Uber for Bodyguards: Bannerman…
Hi Paul – that is a comprehensive compilation! I just wrote a blog post about “humanification” the larger reason behind the wide adoption of the Uber model.
http://crowdsourcingweek.com/the-humanification-of-everything/
Thanks for sharing your list.
Best,
Priti
Hi Priti, thanks – great post, and interesting perspective – and debate. Is this trend about ‘humanification’ or ‘rationalisation’?
Personally, I think Uber-style services can ‘dehumanify’ as much as humanify – you become a interchangeable commodity. I no longer have my driver, I have a cookie cutter driver that changes every ride.
But what is driving this? – in my view it’s economics. Regulatory hacks and convenient mobile tech are rationalising inefficient and inconvenient markets allowing people to ‘value maximise’.
Thank you for sharing Priti, very interesting by the way, that is what we really need.
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Nice post Dr Paul! The world certainly is going the way of tech startups to take care of our lives. One company that I think you left off your list though is https://www.taskeasy.com/lawnmowing. I believe they’d go under lawn mowing and/or home maintenance (full disclosure I work for this company).
Cheers,
Jacob
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