April 29, 2014

Mobile On-Demand Services (Slide Deck)

On Demand Everything from Steve Schlafman

As you know, I’ve been writing often about the intersection of mobile technology and the on-demand economy. I’ve also been investing in the space. A few weeks ago, Steve Schlafman from RRE created a nice infographic about on the space, which I then wrote a column on it. Anyway, no big post here other than to say Steve also did a great job with this brief slide deck which encapsulates the challenges and opportunities these companies, workers, and society may face as a result of this transformation. It takes about 4-5 minutes to go through the deck, and I think it’s well worth the time.

Semil Shah

Semil founded Haystack, an early-stage investment firm now investing out of its sixth institutional fund, Haystack Ventures VI, with his colleagues Aashay Sanghvi and Divya Dhulipala. He is also a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Prior to investing, Semil held various product and operational roles at earl-stage startups, the most recent one being acquired by Apple. In 2017, Semil was named to Midas Brink List by Forbes, and in 2022 and 2023, he was named to the Midas List for seed investors by Forbes. While working and investing, he has also been a long-time consistent writer about technology and investing at outlets such as Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Quora.