Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M

Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by toomuchtodo on Sunday January 15, 2017 @12:03PM (#13404909)

> So you'd be willing to rent out your $50,000 car to complete strangers without even being there to act as a social deterrent to them making a huge fucking mess of it.

Totally. I've even allocated investment capital for the sole purpose of putting a few Teslas into service as full time taxis on the Tesla Network.

I let people into my rental properties, why not other investment assets?

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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by username223 on Sunday January 15, 2017 @03:25PM (#13406180)

> I let people into my rental properties, why not other investment assets?

Because monthly rent is big, and leases are usually longer than a month. A Tesla Taxi is more like a motel room with hourly rates.

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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by bmelton on Sunday January 15, 2017 @03:55PM (#13406356)

> A Tesla Taxi is more like a motel room with hourly rates.

So, more like AirBNB than a leased rental agreement?

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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by username223 on Sunday January 15, 2017 @04:36PM (#13406518)

Yes. Or more like renting out your bed while you're not sleeping in it.

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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by morgante on Monday January 16, 2017 @10:26PM (#13414988)

So like Airbnb.

Different people have different boundaries and I respect that. I have no problem with renting my room/house out while I'm away, and I'd have no problem with renting my car out without me in it.

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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by toomuchtodo on Sunday January 15, 2017 @10:45PM (#13408077)

Investment income is investment income.

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