#621 | All Gig Apps Are Suffering With A Bleak Looking Future
Rideshare Rodeo Podcast November 3rd, 2026 This week we roll through everything the FTC is currently going after gig apps with.

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Rideshare Rodeo Podcast November 3rd, 2026 This week we roll through everything the FTC is currently going after gig apps with.
Doordash Buys Instacart For $17 Billion October 30th, 2026 Topics: Doordash Pays $17 Billion To Aquire Instacart Aisle8 Shopping App Stepping Up Big Dumpling and Prept Vacation Apps
Rideshare Rodeo Podcast October 26th, 2026 w/guest David (@VeteranDasherFromLA on YouTube) Topics covered this week: Instacart in talks to sell and Doordash looks to be most interested OLO looking to go HUGE! Catering and small order food delivery Albertsons Grocery Store announces deal that can NOT be beat Talking gig work in California with David (@VeteranDasherFromLA)
Rideshare Rodeo Podcast w/guest Ken O'Donnell This week on the podcast we discuss Uber moving to upfront pricing, and why they stepped away from the rate card. We also dive into to Colorado data dump related to the Rideshare Senate Bill SB24-075. Ken has researched the data on drivers in Colorado and found some note worthy points. Still more to dive into and get through, but its a great start. Find Ken on YouTube and X: @DriverXgo
Rideshare Rodeo Podcast (episode 617) October 14th, 2026 My guest today is Columbia University Business School Professor, Len Sherman. Len has been very critical of Uber and its business practices/lack of ethics for sometime now. He very much understands us the drivers, almost better than we do ourselves. Len just finished a series of 3 final pieces on Uber, and today, hours to recording the podcast the 3rd and final piece became available to the public: https://t.co/EphZRvVMip You can find Len Shermans body of work at: https://len-sherman.medium.com/ Check out GiGU FREE to use until 2027: https://gigu.app/us *also find in Android Play Store and Apple App Store*
Rideshare Rodeo Podcast (episode 616) October 13th, 2026 Topics: FUTURE OF EZ CATER NYC Doordash Settlement was NO win AI already beating Doordash by 25% on ChatGPT Make sure to download and try GiGU app on Android and iOS for FREE now through January 3rd, 2027.
The Conversation w/Kim Kavin a Rideshare Rodeo Production On October 1st the hardest push from any state to end Independent Contractors happened in New Jersey. ALSO, do NOT think that it can not happen to any state. Sectoral Bargaining is being looked at in every state. Kim Kavin: https://www.freelancebusting.com check out the NEW iOS GIGU app: https://www.gigu.app/us/ios
This week on the podcast we have guest Carlyn Hunt. Carlyn is the Senior Vice President from Expedite Catering. Discussing the platform, app changes, and questions, comments, concerns moving into the holidays. Topics covered: Notifications, Confirming, Canceled orders, Home Pin, Orders Varieties, Transfers, Support
This episode my guest is Michelle Sleet. Michelle runs the largest Doordash group on Facebook. We covered: Pulse on Doordash from the 200,000 group users Illegal and Fraudulent Accounts getting caught in masses Doordash Catering Tip Theft by Doordash growing check out the NEW iOS GIGU app: https://www.gigu.app/us/ios
Rideshare Rodeo Podcast September 25th, 2026 Topics: Dumpling merging into Aisle8 Prept Vacations GiGU now on iOS FREE iOS version: https://www.gigu.app/us/ios
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