New worker classification test proposal, Getir in talks to acquire Gorillas & more | E1583
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2022
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
J+M kick off the show by catching up after Molly's speaking gig yesterday (2:31), before breaking down the US Labor Dept proposing new rules for worker classification (16:23). Then, they discuss self-driving food-running robots (49:11) before discussing potential consolidation in the instant-delivery space! (58:39)
(0:00) J+M tee up today's topics!
(2:31) Molly's keynote, Jason teaching the next Founder University, data defaults, and liability
(14:57) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
(16:23) US Labor Dept proposes new test for employee vs. independent contractor classification, understanding the history of worker classification
(26:17) Policygenius - Go to https://policygenius.com to get a free life insurance quote
(27:39) Creating better benchmarks for employees
(35:35) Revelo - Get 20% off the first 3 months by mentioning TWIST at https://revelo.io/twist
(37:02) Uber's proactive attempt at a "third way" solution between independent contractors and employees
(49:11) Startup of the Day: Bear Robotics is creating self-driving food-running robots for restaurants
(58:39) Potential consolidation in the instant-delivery market: Getir is in advanced talks to acquire Gorillas
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, it is Tuesday, it is, we've got to use the energy today. |
| 0:05.5 | Oh, spicy Tuesday, spicy Tuesday. |
| 0:08.5 | What are we talking about today? |
| 0:09.5 | Is there anything on the top? |
| 0:10.5 | We have a long talk about the Labor Department's new proposed test for gig economy workers. |
| 0:16.4 | It sounds so you would think that like, Labor policy is not that interesting, but it turns |
| 0:20.2 | out. |
| 0:21.2 | It relates to startups in a big way, right? |
| 0:23.9 | And we 100%. |
| 0:24.9 | 100% does. |
| 0:25.9 | All of the startup labor laws are critically important. |
| 0:28.8 | Whether you're hiring a freelance designer or your company is based on gig workers. |
| 0:33.6 | And it's a big issue for America. |
| 0:34.9 | I mean, we chop it up for longer than I expected. |
| 0:37.2 | It goes a little bit of spice in there, be honest, medium spice. |
| 0:40.6 | Just if you want to understand what we're saying, listen to all the words, everybody. |
| 0:44.3 | I'm just going to tell you that upfront. |
| 0:46.4 | Listen to all the words. |
| 0:48.2 | And then minus your assumptions. |
| 0:50.2 | And then we will talk about robots and eventually we will get to robots. |
| 0:54.1 | We're going to talk about bare robotics, a startup building, self-driving food. |
| 0:58.8 | We're running robots. |
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