What ridesharing is & what ridesharing is not. There’s been some confusion in the market recently as a number of apps for hailing taxicab-like services have been making news as they are being prosecuted for violation of local and state laws on commercial transport services. So, what is the difference between these companies and Avego?… Continue reading Is Ridesharing Legal? Yes, if it’s Ridesharing!
Got a Schedule? Get a Ride 3.5x Faster!
You probably wouldn’t be reading this email if you didn’t want to share rides with Avego, so if you don’t already have a profile picture and a schedule added to your account, there’s no better time than now. We did a little digging into our numbers and found a correlation that if you are an… Continue reading Got a Schedule? Get a Ride 3.5x Faster!
Create your own Rideshare Group with the Avego 3.7 release!
Discover people on your route, group message, competitions and much more… Have you always wanted to see who can give you a ride from your office to yoga after work and get rid of all that other noise? Or do you have a group of flexible carpoolers and you want to message just them to… Continue reading Create your own Rideshare Group with the Avego 3.7 release!
Why I Real-Time Ride Share
One of our Avego users, Patrick D. in California, put pen to paper (or better, finger to keyboard) and told us what role Avego plays in his commute life. “Ever since that fateful day that we bumped into Paul S. at the Larkspur Ferry (January 29th), my carpool has been using Avego… Continue reading Why I Real-Time Ride Share
Solving The Critical Mass Problem. What’s The Simplest Thing That Could Work?
Avego’s James Shields shares some of his insightful and sometimes bizarre opinions and analysis of technology, life and everything in between. I was recently in the states on a road trip visiting clients, prospects and ridesharers. There’s nothing better than talking to people who use your app to get a sense of why they want… Continue reading Solving The Critical Mass Problem. What’s The Simplest Thing That Could Work?
Ridesharing Community: Kinsale Case Study
How many people does it take to set up a successful ridesharing community? Ridesharing: the ultimate chicken-or-egg scenario. You need enough drivers to provide the seats – but you also need enough riders to fill the seats. This is the conundrum that often deters people from taking the step to start their own community. Our… Continue reading Ridesharing Community: Kinsale Case Study
Marketing Tools for YOUR Ridesharing Community
In addition to adding new features, increasing speed and reliability of the app, we’ve been trying to develop ways to make it easier for you to market and advertise Avego RTR within your community or perhaps for a particular employer. The first of these tools that has just come out of production, is our RTR… Continue reading Marketing Tools for YOUR Ridesharing Community
Getting there: The world changed… and nobody told us
Avego’s James Shields shares some of his insightful and sometimes bizarre opinions and analysis of technology, life and everything in between. A couple of things have been rattling around my mind over the last few weeks. In 1993 Bill Clinton was the new US president, I had no internet access, was using a shared 386… Continue reading Getting there: The world changed… and nobody told us
Getting to know Avego: Antonio Carrasco
Antonio Carrasco, one of Avego’s newest hires, contracted the travel bug at a young age. Hailing from El Puerto de Santa Maria in the province of Cadiz, Spain, the sight of Africa only 13km away must have been what first aroused his curiosity. After visiting France and Portugal, he knew he was hooked and has… Continue reading Getting to know Avego: Antonio Carrasco
Making Real-Time Ridesharing a Habit this New Year
How long does it take for driving alone to become a distant memory? We all aspire to do good things – get up 2 hours early to go to the gym, donate to a good cause, join a carpool or vanpool to work. But the reality is that 67% of us never use our gym… Continue reading Making Real-Time Ridesharing a Habit this New Year