Innovation Driven Growth

16. IDG Interview with Ryan Green, CEO of Gridwise


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๐Ÿ›ซ Ryan is an ex-naval flight officer and after the military, he started working in the banking niche. 1:01ย 
๐Ÿš– Driving for Uber and Lyft after the military was an amazing experience in gig working and gig economy for Ryan. 3:03
๐Ÿ’ต Gridwise app is focusing on the ride-share and delivery area of the gig economy by helping drivers boost their profits. 4:34
๐Ÿ™ƒ When Ryan worked as a gig driver, he realized that the core problem is in the fragmentation and inaccessibility of key data drivers need to have. 09:08
๐Ÿ‘ฆ Ryan was intrigued with sales from a young age, and he continued with his entrepreneurial ideas in sixth grade too. 12:27
โœจ What can you do to affect the young population and spark innovative and entrepreneurial thinking in them?ย  14:03
๐Ÿ“ฑ How GridWise was made, and how the app succeeds to answer all needs drivers have. 18:13
๐Ÿ˜‡ Gridwise app helps, even with estimated tax deductions for drivers, and it is free. 24:06
๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Marketing for the app started from personal advertising all the way to digital advertising channels. 29:01ย ย 
๐Ÿ“Š Harvesting metadata and analytics from the app are valuable for other stakeholders but also a significant source of new revenue income. 30:53
๐Ÿ“… About the future of gig drivers. 35:14
๐Ÿ’ฒ Gridwise will help drivers earn more profit directly from their platform in the future. 37:40
๐Ÿ“ˆ In five years from now, Ryan plans to add more insurance products, financial services, income protection, phone protection, in healthcare and other benefits to his app. 39:04
๐Ÿ”ฅ Ryan's advice for future entrepreneurs. 45:30
โœŒ๏ธ Do not forget to tip service drivers in these hard times and mention Gridwise to help them even more. 49:07ย 

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