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Re:Dog-walking startup Wag raised $300M, then things got messy by puranjay on Saturday September 28, 2019 @06:06AM (#21099495)
I can understand the advantage of a global player in a category like transportation. Being able to Uber anywhere takes a lot of the pain out of traveling.

But things like babysitting or dogwalking don't offer any advantages if they are globally available. You're going to need a dog walker in the same city, the same house, the same neighborhood. Most people would rather just find one walker they like and stick with them

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Re:Dog-walking startup Wag raised $300M, then things got messy by ghaff on Saturday September 28, 2019 @07:32AM (#21099776)
Even with Uber, the number of people who flit between cities around the world in a regular basis is fairly small. I travel quite a bit, including globally, and I don’t really use Uber much.

But there’s some advantage to being global or at least national in a way that isn’t relevant for services you use almost entirely at home.

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