I want it all & I want it now / ABC Perth Weekends
On demand dog walking service WagWalking sent ABC presenter Andrea Gibbs into a spin, believing that part of good dog ownership is walking it yourself and wondering if this was a one-off or if there was a growing appetite of on demand services.
The growth of on-demand services, bringing together people in a digital marketplace to want and offer task driven activities that we can’t or don’t want to do for ourselves, has risen steadily over the last few years to become a multi billion dollar economy offering an incredible array of “I want it now” and “I’ll do it now” possibilities including:
- RentAFriend.com
- FindAGranparent.org.au
- Glamsquad.com – hair / makeup , nails to your door
- Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Menulog, Foodora
- Zoom2U / Shippit / Sendle same-day or hourly delivery options for a range of customers
- Instacart – find someone who will do your shopping
- Uber / Lyft
as well as a places to find task oriented work including:
- Airtasker
- Sidekicker
- Fiverr
- TaskRabbit
Part of the success of this new “rent” economy is also the underlying social change away from ownership to experiences, where we see more people wanting to experience things – jobs, objects, clothes, homes, cars without having the desire to own it.
A fascinating new world of having that is set to grow to a multi trillion dollar industry in the next few years and a wonderful discussion, so listen now (6 mins 48 secs)
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