Deliver on Your Business

Dustin Walsey, co-founder and President of Buckle Insurance, joins us to talk about all things insurance.

If Buckle is in your state, you can sign up here. If they aren't in your state, you can still sign up and get notified of when they are available. During the interview I misspoke their URL as GetBuckle.com (instead of BuckleUp.com). Dustin said he thought that probably would get you there as well, and it turns ou...

Many Dashers are convinced that Doordash gives their Top Dashers better delivery offers. However, Doordash themselves don't even promise that. 

I decided to test the theory. I started out in February not having Top Dasher status. I accepted 100 straight deliveries in February so that I could not onlly make Top Dasher for March, but also have a record of every delivery. 

Then in March, I took another 100 strai...

This will be the last episode of the Deliver On Your Business Podcast.

At least as a somewhat regular weekly podcast. There may be further episodes, possibly one off topics of interest here and there.

Today, I'm just telling my story. We talk about how I got started with all of this, and how that story is leading me to this point where it's time to put the podcast (as we know it) to rest.

The p...

Outside the big three on demand delivery companies, I'm not sure anyone else has reached into as many markets as catering specialist DeliverThat.

Aaron Hoffman joins us today to talk about DeliverThat and the opportunities available to delivery drivers. 

• How he started DeliverThat from his dorm room in college
• Challenges of starting his first deliveries in a world dominated by large tech companies
• Philosoph...

In this week's episode, we talk about what may be the best way to learn how to make more on Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and other gig economy platforms.

The answer isn't me giving you all the answers, because let's be honest: I don't have all the answers.

I think the answer may be to bring all of us together into a community where we can share what we have learned with one another. We talk ab...

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) $300 per week payments ended September 4. People will order less, and more may turn to deliver for apps like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and others, further saturating the market with drivers. 

At the same time, these apps seem to be racing to see who can pay us less. What do we do when it's harder to make a profit? Is it time to hang it up and move on to more profitable things?...

I want to give a shout out to Chad at GigTube (Twitter @Gig_Tube and  GigTube on Youtube) for posting the article that inspired today's title. Mike Bebernes at Yahoo News put up an article with a title worth discussing: The gig economy: Opportunity or exploitation?"

That's a great question. In light of last week's Prop 22 decision in California and the fact they're still trying to get PRO Act pushe...

We've been talking about strikes, about how Doordash is behaving badly, lower pay, hiding tips, all that good stuff. Or bad stuff.

It can feel like we're out of control.

But being in control is a matter of choice. This week we talk about 11 rules where you can take control of your app based gig economy business.

What rules would you add? You can comment on the episode page at EntreCourier.com <...

The government has been busy lately trying to get things pushed through. We've seen in the past few days the Infrastructure bill and Budget Reconciliation stuff go through the Senate.

One of the things that's been a priority for Democrats has been the PRO Act. Protecting the Right to Organize. One of the things the act does is implement the ABC test that was the heart of California's AB5, and the ABC test w...

You may have seen the notices on social media encouraging Dashers to join a strike on July 31.

Should Dashers strike? Obviously that's up to individuals to decide for themselves. But we'll talk about whether the strike can accomplish anything, and we'll get into what I think WOULD make a difference with Doordash.

You can visit the Episode page at Entrecourier.com/s2-e2


What we Talk A...

We are back finally for season 2!

Today we have David Pickerell back again to talk about Para, the little app that forced a giant to change their programming.

You may have heard of Para, especially if you deliver Doordash. Doordash has been notorious for hiding part of the tip on delivery offers. David's team at Para was able to figure out a way to identify what the actual pay amount would be for Doordash of...

2020 has been a year, hasn't it?

The beautiful thing about it though is, we can choose what to do with it. We can let the challenges defeat us, or we can embrace the opportunities.

This week, we look back at the year that was.

But more importantly, we look ahead at what lies ahead.

You can read the associated post on the EntreCourier website.

Being the last episode of 2020, it&apos...

This week's episode is a sort of mix of two posts I put up.

https://entrecourier.com/2020/12/22/do-gig-economy-contractors-qualify-paycheck-protection-program-round-two/ talks about the new stimulus package, and what parts of it will impact drivers in the gig economy.

https://entrecourier.com/2020/12/22/do-gig-economy-contractors-qualify-paycheck-protection-program-round-two/ gets into detail about the new r...

David Pickerell of Para joins us to talk about the tools his team is developing to help delivery drivers and contractors be more profitable.

Para would love to partner with you. Some of the tools already developed or being developed include:
Analytics of your earnings
Mileage tracking (both past and future)
One Click signup for various delivery apps
Personal dispatching to assist working multiple apps.
...

Doordash just launched their IPO with shares selling about double what was anticipated. 

What does this mean for those of us who deliver for Doordash? How will this impact us?

We talk about:

• What does it mean to go public?
• How did the IPO go for Doordash?
• Why it's a miracle Doordash even got to an IPO
• Does this mean Doordash can be profitable?
• Why Doordash may struggle more than previous tech compani...

As we get to the end of the year, we've got all our favorite delivery apps facing drama.

What's the deal with Uber Eats buying Postmates?
The deal is done. It has been completed and it's official. Earlier than scheduled.

What's that going to mean for all of us?

Ultimately it looks like Postmates will continue to operate as a brand. Eventually (this will take time) Uber Eats is go...

Lyft is making plans to get into restaurant delivery

Last week we talked to Bob McNulty from a new upstart in delivery called TripDelivers, who launched their first market a couple weeks ago, with plans to go nationwide.

Lyft is talking about a different approach that charges restaurants less and that doesn't interfere with the relationship between the restaurant and the customer.

TripDelivers has cr...

TripDelivers is a new delivery company that is ramping up with a completely new model.

TripDelivers has launched their first market in Nashville and are looking to grow.

This is a completely different model, for retaurants and for drivers.

For the restaurant, the restaurant doesn't pay a huge comission. They pay a flat fee. The restaurant receives their money immediately, there are incentives for ...

Okay, here's what we know so far:

Prop 22 in California passed.
Joe Biden looks like he'll be president.
The Senate is going to be close - maybe slight control for the Republicans.

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