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In this episode of Ride AI, we dive into the fast-evolving intersection of autonomy, gig work, and delivery economics. Our guest, Gridwise founder and CEO Ryan Green, joins to discuss why autonomous vehicles won't spell the end for human gig workers — at least not yet.

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Mark Gabriel, President and CEO, United Power; Chair of the Board of Directors, GridWise Alliance; Award-winning author of Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future; Former CEO, WAPA; and led the EPRI Electricity Sector Framework for the Future effort.

We speak with Ryan Green, founder & CEO of Gridwise, an app that provides rideshare and delivery drivers with insights to maximize earnings. We talk about how rideshare and delivery companies can improve the driver experience, how to compete with giants like Uber, shifting working classifications, and more. Download the 2023 Gig Driver Report now at Everee.com Ryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagreen/ https://gridwise.io/

Ryan is a case study in being proactive, intentional, and open to feedback. He shares some crazy stories about how his side hustles (6+) led to his eventual founding of Gridwise, which has raised over $20M in funding to date. Whether or not you're interested in entrepreneurship, you'll benefit from Ryan's story.

Ryan Green is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gridwise, an app for gig economy drivers to maximize their earnings and profitability. Key topics in this conversation include: The complexity of effectively planning a day as a gig economy driver, and how Gridwise helps Why Gridwise avoided the obvious path to monetization Doing the unscalable How Gridwise grew to over 200k active drivers in the US Making sense of data and Gridwise Analytics Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ryangreen LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagreen/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/gridwise/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gridwise_io Gridwise website - https://gridwise.io/ Gridwise app download - https://gridwise.io/download/?shortlink=5805445c&af_sub1=ToF&c=website&pid=Website&cta=free%20download Ryan's Bio Ryan Green is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gridwise, an app for gig economy drivers to maximize their earnings and profitability. Since launching in 2017, Gridwise has raised $20.4M in funding, with their latest Series A raising $12.7M led by Crosslink Capital, Autotech Ventures, and others. With 200k+ active drivers nationwide, Gridwise empowers those in the gig economy through demand insights, activity tracking, and a marketplace of gig worker benefits. Before Gridwise, Ryan served as an active duty Naval Officer after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. Following his time in the military, he worked the FX trading desk at PNC, executing multi-million trades for clients. About Gridwise Launched in 2017, Gridwise is a rapidly growing platform that has developed a suite of gig mobility solutions that enable gig workers, cities, and enterprises to leverage the most powerful gig mobility data insights in the industry to empower their operations. The Gridwise app is the leading business platform for gig economy drivers, helping them maximize their earnings and track their business performance all in one place. Their app is empowering 10% of all US drivers to run their business with unique gig demand insights, earnings and activity tracking, performance reporting, and a marketplace of gig worker benefits. Growing one of the largest gig-driver networks in the mobility industry has enabled Gridwise to amass the most comprehensive gig mobility dataset in the industry and capitalize on a $50B data-as-a-service opportunity through Gridwise Analytics. Gridwise is on its way to becoming the de facto operating platform for gig drivers and offer solutions that empower the entire ecosystem to improve the way people and goods move. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ Edison Manufacturing: At Edison Manufacturing, our specialty is building and assembling highly complex mobility products in annual quantities of ten to tens of thousands utilizing an agile, robust, and capital-light approach.

In part 2 of our live stream with Eric Vermillion, you will discover how to use chat automation to generate more app store reviews and why you should NOT use social media to provide customer service. Also, we audit Gridwise (boost your gig driving earnings) and Offen (create & discover events in LA). Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit SPONSORS SocialPeta is the world's leading advertisement analysis platform, dedicated to offering top ad creatives and marketing strategies for both advertisers and publishers. Serving as an essential ad and marketing intelligence platform, SocialPeta covers advertising data from 80+ global ad networks across 70 countries and regions. Now they have more than 300 enterprise clients including Google, Tencent Games, NetEase Games, Garena, Gismart, Mobvista and etc. Learn more by visiting SocialPeta.com. Do you want to increase your Ad Revenue? AppBroda has provided its clients with 40-150% increase in Ad revenue by giving them access to premium advertisers on Google Ad exchange. Click here to book a free consultation with Appbroda. Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters *************** --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/app-marketing-podcast/message

Ryan Green and Brian Finamore, the co-founders of the company Gridwise, joined Arun and me on the podcast to talk about the gig economy ecosystem and how their product empowers gig economy workers by helping them maximize their income and save thousands a year on taxes. Plus – we had a few laughs as we got to know the co-founders through a special Hot Take: "Do you know your Co-founder?"

This podcast interview focuses on product innovation that has the power to transform the way we experience commuting for all of us. My guest is Ryan Green, Co-Founder and CEO Gridwise. Ryan is a driven, self-starter with a passion for building businesses that positively impact the lives of millions. He co-founded his first business, FXConnection back in 2012. FXConnection was a platform that provided tools to educate people on the Forex Markets, and connects them to trading coaches. He then joined PNC in FX Sales and trading, after which he co-founded Gridwise in June 2016 to turn an idea that sparked during his time at the US Navy into reality. Their mission: To impact the global society by improving the way people and goods move in cities. How? By creating a smarter mobility grid that empowers on-demand drivers, cities, and mobility stakeholders to plan ahead by understanding transit patterns across the major service providers in real-time. This inspired me, and hence I invited Ryan to my podcast. We explore what's broken in mobility, and all the problems that lead to. We then dive into his founder story, what sparked the big idea, and how persistence helped Ryan succeed when no one believed in his idea upfront. We discuss his extremely lean approach to innovation and what he believes is required to build a software business your customers just keep talking about. Here are some of his quotes:What was really important was – and I think a constant battle for people who are starting out a new concept but also just people at different stages of growing a product in launching new features - is always taking initially a minimal and iterative approach to product development.We started with an email that we manually produced every week and a text message service that was us manually typing alerts to drivers. There's no automation to it at the start. And we did things that didn't scale. But it allowed us to prove out, and just save a lot of time and a lot of money by being able to learn from our users, before we built something that nobody wants.And so I think that was that approach and that mindset, we applied to the first concept, and then the next version of the app, and the next version, we just continued to maintain that mentality. And I believe that really led to our success and enabled us to grow Gridwise to what it is today. During this interview, you will learn three things:1) How taking an abundance approach to problem-solving can help you make an impact on a global scale2) That just because people don't believe in your idea at the start doesn't mean it has legs. Just start – start small, validate, iterate and evolve your vision from there.3) Why our assumptions are sometimes totally off – and that can stop us from achieving our biggest breakthroughs in creating value4) How giving something of value away can help you unlock and accelerate much larger value monetization opportunities.For more information about the guest from this week:· Ryan Green· Website Gridwise See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ryan Green is co-founder and CEO of Gridwise, an app that's been described as the leading assistant for rideshare and delivery drivers.  Ryan discusses how driving for Uber and Lyft led him to create a solution that maximizes  drivers' road time and  profits, how Gridwise is consolidating its rich city data for other mobility stakeholders by offering a comprehensive view of how people and goods are moving across gig-mobility services, and whether much-maligned ride-hailing services could actually make transport systems more efficient. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.Interview with Ryan Green begins at 6:30

Euan Guttridge is the Director of Technical Program Management at Waymo and previously held the same position with Uber's self-driving car division.   Between these two roles, Euan developed an angel investing syndicate under the banner Reinforced Ventures. The syndicate differentiates itself for the technical proficiency of its limited partners, bringing a fresh perspective to the companies it invests in.   Euan's portfolio includes a number of past Going Deep podcast guests including; Gridwise, Locomation, UpContent, Fifth Season, Edge Case Research, and Honeycomb Credit. While not geographically exclusive, Reinforced does focus on Pittsburgh because of its over $10 billion of academic research funded and $6.6 billion of private funding in technology over the past decade.   In this conversation, Euan and Aaron discuss a career developing autonomous vehicle technology, how an AngelList syndicate works, and how to do thorough due diligence.   Sign up for a Weekly Email that will Expand Your Mind.   Euan Guttridge's Challenge; Follow your curiosity.   Connect with Euan Guttridge Linkedin Reinforced Ventures Website euan@reinforcedventures.com   If you liked this interview, check out some of Euan's portfolio companies like Locomation's Çetin Meriçli, Edge Case Research's Mike Wagner, and Gridwise's Ryan Green.   Text Me What You Think of This Episode 412-278-7680 Underwritten by Piper Creative Piper Creative makes creating podcasts, vlogs, and videos easy.    How? Click here and Learn more.   We work with Fortune 500s, medium-sized companies, and entrepreneurs.   Follow Piper as we grow YouTube Instagram Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | Spotify

We got the chance to sit down with the new CEO of GridWise Alliance Karen Wayland. She shared her perspectives on the priorities for grid modernization from the new administration, as well as the possibility of significant funding for expanded capabilities for the grid through infrastructure investment via the America Jobs Plan. You'll find a lot to learn from her broad experience and perspectives in this episode. For more details see the $50B policy framework for modernization funding prepared GridWise Alliance. This podcast produced by Grid Forward.

Ryan Green is co-founder and CEO of Gridwise, a mobile app powered by gig mobility analytics to help rideshare and delivery drivers solve a huge problem – knowing when and where to go, to make the most money. Gridwise is helping drivers earn up to 39% more per hour. He's advanced that into a second…Continue reading ➞ Ryan Green, Gridwise CEO, Giving Rideshare Drivers and Urban Investors the Data to Make More Money – Episode 162The post Ryan Green, Gridwise CEO, Giving Rideshare Drivers and Urban Investors the Data to Make More Money – Episode 162 first appeared on Mike Malatesta.

Ryan Green is co-founder and CEO of Gridwise, a mobile app powered by gig mobility analytics to help rideshare and delivery drivers solve a huge problem – knowing when and where to go, to make the most money. Gridwise is helping drivers earn up to 39% more per hour. He’s advanced that into a second…Continue reading ➞ Ryan Green, Gridwise CEO, Giving Rideshare Drivers and Urban Investors the Data to Make More Money – Episode 162

Dr. Karen Wayland, CEO, The GridWise Alliance, CEO, KW Energy Strategies, Secretary Moniz @ DOE, Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid. GridWise convenes industry stakeholders ensuring a safe, secure, reliable, resilient, affordable grid that supports decarbonization

After spending significant time as both a driver and a passenger of ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft while in the military, Ryan Green saw a problem: drivers didn't have enough data. A strong drive toward entrepreneurship prompted Green to launch Gridwise in 2016 and address that problem with a crowdsource-powered app that empowers rideshare and delivery drivers to earn up to 39% more per hour. “one, is don't try to build your vision from day one. I think a lot of people who come into starting a company have the vision and have the passion associated with how they want to grow the company. But everyone wants to jump in and try to build this sleek, perfect mobile app or web app from day one. And what you end up doing is you end up building something from day one that most likely people don't want”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-eHZ

Ryan Green, CEO & co-founder, Gridwise, interviewed by host Trond Arne Undheim, futurist, investor, and author. In this conversation, we talk about whether gig mobility services (MaaS) become the standard for how to move in cities? What does the future of driver intelligence look like? We discuss the emerging market size and key verticals  such as transportation, city government, real estate, and financial services. We cover disruptive forces and barriers such as COVID-19, security, data protection, and IP. I ask Ryan about the exciting startups he sees in the space and we discuss the next decade's autonomy, data sharing, and mobility-as-a-service adoption. My takeaway is that gig mobility is becoming the standard for how to move in cities. We are moving into a period with a hybrid fleet of various degrees of human and autonomous driving enabled. The quest for data and the question of who owns it, will also hit transportation. Being a connector between different mobility services is an interesting space to be in, a role one would have expected national, regional and city governments to occupy, but now becoming a battleground for large mobility players as well as emerging startups. Are we at the cusp of the truly smart city? Just maybe but there's going to be dumb infrastructure challenges remining for some years to come. Having listened to this episode, check out Gridwise as well as Ryan Green's online profile: Gridwise (@gridwise_io): http://www.gridwise.io/ Ryan Green: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagreen/ Thanks for listening. If you liked the show, subscribe at Futurized.org or in your preferred podcast player, and rate us with five stars. If you like this topic, you may enjoy other episodes of Futurized, such as episode 3, The Remaking of Transportation, episode 82, The Future of Grid Energy Innovation, or episode 16, The Future of Human Perception AI. Futurized—preparing YOU to deal with disruption.

Ryan Green, Co-founder and CEO of GridWise and Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation talk about the future trends of the gig economy, ride sharing, and mobility analytics. We also talk about his experiences helping to navigate his startup through the pandemic. For more innovation resources, check out insideoutside.io.

David's guest today is Ryan Green, the CEO of Gridwise. Ryan shares his story on innovation within a gig economy and his path in creating an app for supporting ride-share and delivery drivers by helping them maximize their income.

Ryan Green, Co-founder and CEO of Gridwise and Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation talk about the future trends of the gig economy, ride sharing, and mobility analytics. We also talk about his experiences helping to navigate his startup through the pandemic. For more innovation resources, check out insideoutside.io.

Today we are excited to be joined by Ryan Green. Ryan is the co-founder and CEO of Gridwise, which helps ridesharing drivers optimize their income and monitor and manage their performance using an app. Ryan is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and has had banking industry experience. He has created a unified data platform that brings key information across multiple ride-sharing platforms to drivers so that they have some knowledge, power, and control over their work context. You can check out Gridwise here: https://gridwise.io/ We love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at bela.and.mike@gmail.com - we will answer your questions in a future episode. Thanks for listening, Bela and Mike --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bela-musits/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bela-musits/support

Clark talks about which delivery services pay gig workers the best and how gig workers can maximize their income by downloading the Gridwise app. Consumers are leaving high-cost mutual funds in favor of funds with lower fees. If you haven't checked to see what the fee structure is like in your investment portfolio, now is the time to check! Want more money advice? Sign up for Clark’s free daily newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deactivations seem to be happening like crazy for Independent Contractors with gig delivery companies like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and others. What do you do if you rely heavily on your food delivery business income? How do you avoid having that taken away from you, especially for something you didn't do?We walk through three different categories of reasons people get deactivated. And then we talk about seven steps you can take to protect yourself from deactivation. These are not a guarantee. But if you follow these steps you eliminate most of the chances of such a deactivation happening.You can visit the blog page related to this episode at the EntreCourier site.We played a couple of clips from interviews from Episode 94 with Bryant Greenling of LegalRideshare, and from Episode 95 with Leah Chasser of Kover.ai. I mentioned this article from Gridwise about reasons people get deactivated.I also talk about Doordash's deactivation policy, where you can see more information here.We mention Episode 7 that talks about having an exit plan. Affiliate links of note: As an affiliate, I may earn money when items are purchased from the following links.We talked about the Rexing V2 Pro, the dash cam that I use personally. You can add GPS to it. Movable cameras allow you to point the camera out the side window and document your deliveries at the doorstep.One of the most important steps you can take to get protected in the event of a wrongful deactivation is to sign up with Kover.ai. Kover provides income protection if you are deactivated and has a legal service that can write a deactivation appeal letter on your behalf. Use this affiliate link and you can get the first month at no cost.More about the EntreCourierYou can get more tips and ideas at our website, Entrecourier.comOur Podcast page is at DeliverOnYourBusiness.comSign up for our weekly Courier Nation Motivation emailGet in touch with usFollow us on FacebookFolow us on TwitterConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on InstagramAnd now we're on Pinterest

As driving for rideshare platforms and on-line delivery services has become more than a side hustle for millions of people around the world, Pittsburgh startup Gridwise has taken a leading role to help drivers maximize their time and profits. We will welcome Gridwise Co-Founder Ryan Green to Business as Usual today to talk about how ridesharing and online delivery services have become a growing part of our economy, especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Learn about his journey to grow and pivot Gridwise to build a platform for thousands of users to increase their earnings by tracking mileage/performance, analyze earnings, generate tax reports and more.

Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic, there are still strategies to capitalize your startup tech company. We are welcoming Mike Green and Matt Harbaugh, CoFounders of Mountain State Capital, to talk about the current funding environment and offer insights on how to get your venture capitalized. Mountain State Capital invests in a wide variety of technologies and industry sectors, ranging from software to life sciences and everything in-between. It looks for ideas that have the potential to disrupt billion-dollar markets. Mountain State Capital's portfolio includes such notable local startups, including ANGLR, UpContent, PecaLabs, COEO and Gridwise. Join for insight and access to one of our region's top investors.

Special guest hosts from Hyrecar walk us through the in's and out's of car leasing for gig work. You can find out more about them here https://www.hyrecar.com/ This podcast is also available on your favorite podcast platform here: https://anchor.fm/s/109d1128/podcast/rss Join 105,000 rideshare & delivery drivers and get the Gridwise app for FREE at the link below: https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/73a78241

Amazon is trying to buy Zoox an autonomous vehicle company to better enable them to break into the future rideshare space. What does this mean for rideshare drivers and much more on Gridwise podcast episode 32 with Brandon & J. This podcast is also available on your favorite podcast platform here: https://anchor.fm/s/109d1128/podcast/rss Join 105,000 rideshare & delivery drivers and get the Gridwise app for FREE at the link below: https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/73a78241

Drivewhip started inviting rideshare drivers to their Sanitation Stations in the DC area where they professionally steam clean your car. We wanted to share their story on what they are doing to help drivers during this pandemic. Please give them some web traffic here at https://www.drivewhip.com/ This podcast is also available on your favorite podcast platform here: https://anchor.fm/s/109d1128/podcast/rss Join 105,000 rideshare & delivery drivers and get the Gridwise app for FREE at the link below: https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/73a78241

Lyft lays off 17% of its entire corporate workforce. Instacart has a major bot problem. And we asked 1000 Gridwise drivers what did they wish they knew at the very start. All on this week's podcast episode 28.... still season 1...still on lockdown. Also available on your favorite podcast platform here: https://anchor.fm/s/109d1128/podcast/rss Join 105,000 rideshare & delivery drivers and get the Gridwise app for FREE at the link below: https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/73a78241

Did you know that the CARES act provisions Pay Check Protection Loans for independent contractors? Watch today's podcast to learn more about this coronavirus relief measure so you can be prepared when it next opens up. Join 105,000 rideshare & delivery drivers for FREE on the Gridwise app below https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/73a78241

Dara actually called out Trump to not leave drivers in behind during the coronavirus crisis and other topics on Gridwise's rideshare weekly episode 22! Here is a link on Dara's message: https://www.axios.com/uber-ceo-trump-economic-stimulus-0ad76e27-a2cf-4fdb-ad24-8235dc326f91.html Lyft partners with students and seniors for meal delivery: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/22/lyft-to-offer-medical-supply-and-meal-delivery-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

Brandon and J are back with another full episode on all things rideshare in Gridwise podcast #19. As promised here are all the links mentioned in this episode. Brandon & J drive Uber Eats: https://youtu.be/oRfY91CLJ0M https://youtu.be/xhfsY_OIc1c Get the Gridwise app for free: https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/ytpat

Gridwise rideshare videocast #17, Brandon and J dropped some serious dough to up the audio experience for you! Watch and delightfully listen to Uber's Quarterly report as well as a plethora of other rideshare news! California drivers are now able to set their own surge multipliers. This and much more on this week's podcast 15 with Brandon and J. Please check out our Youtube for full video versions of this podcast: Fired CEO: https://thegrio.com/2020/02/05/white-ceo-caught-on-camera-calling-black-uber-driver-a-fking-ner-and-is-fired/ https://www.reddit.com/r/uberdrivers/comments/ezf3nt/uber_driver_using_my_identity/ FREE Download Gridwise here: https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/ytpat Also available in real podcast audio form! RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/109d1128/podcast/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5cNP4KfCiibAVAZFZ5Acxk Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDlkMTEyOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

Keeper Tax CEO Paul K. joins us as a special guest in this week's Gridwise educational podcast. 5 common misconceptions that rideshare drivers make about TAXES. Make sure to subscribe to our channel as we will be featuring more industry experts! Also while you're at it reading this... Download Gridwise here: https://gridwise.onelink.me/VAhl/ytpat Check out keepertax here: https://www.keepertax.com/

Gridwise Rideshare Podcast #9 California Uber drivers now see destination and fare upfront! Brandon and J talk about this sweeping change to Uber's driver policy in response to what it means to be an Independent Contractor under California's new AB5 Resolution. Gridwise analyzes rideshare earnings data from over 80,000 drivers across 32 cities to discover the best times to drive! Be sure to find us on your favorite PODCAST APP! https://anchor.fm/gridwise

Please welcome our 1st podcast guest co host Sarah Gridwise's software engineer for a special show on Juno, a new Uber scam, and many other things!

Welcome back to another episode where Brandon and J talk about the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act. The new Uber/Lyft/DoorDash sponsored bill answering California's AB5. What does this mean for you? https://mashable.com/article/lyft-uber-asking-drivers-not-to-talk.amp https://protectdriversandservices.com/#facts https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2019/11/04/a-peek-into-ubers-fintech-strategy-a-conversation-with-peter-hazlehurst-head-of-uber-money/#7b693d7512f4 https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-third-quarter-earnings-losses-ridership-eats-delivery-2019-11 https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2019/11/04/a-peek-into-ubers-fintech-strategy-a-conversation-with-peter-hazlehurst-head-of-uber-money/#790d037812f4

We surveyed a ton of drivers and passengers. Here is what we found out! 60% of drivers don't want to be employees. Passengers don't take freebies. Lots of drivers still give out water and gum. Watch the whole video for the whole list! Make sure to let us know what topics you would like to see in the future. Also subscribe to the channel, be apart of the Gridwise Gang

During this episode, You Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Ryan Green, Co-Founder and CEO of Gridwise - The #1 companion app for rideshare drivers. Ryan shares his history as a Naval Officer turned entrepreneurial CEO who is actively shaping the ride-share market in the US. He discusses how fragmented the mobility market is and how companies that fill the white space and provide integration will be the long-term winners. Ryan speaks to the importance of keeping the ends in mind and how being focused on realistic means is key to driving out a two-sided business model. Of course, Ryan speaks about his top three including his first entrepreneurial business partner, his tech-minded business partner of today, and a formal investor and advisor who reminds him to always “keep his saw sharp”. Finally, Ryan shares his thoughts about the difference between management and leadership and shares advice with leaders about how to surround yourself with positive energy to maintain the bravery to innovate and disrupt. About Ryan Green Ryan started his first company while attending the Naval Academy, providing online financial education & coaching services in the realm of Foreign Exchange Trading. He grew the team to 7 members and partnered with one of the largest FX currency brokerages in the US. After serving as an active-duty Naval Officer, he transitioned into working on an FX trading desk at PNC, where he worked with clients to execute multi-million dollar currency trades. He later left PNC to start Gridwise. As the CEO of Gridwise, Ryan plays a pivotal role as the visionary for the company focusing the majority of his efforts on platform strategy & execution, customer acquisition strategy & execution, business development, sales, fundraising, and hiring. Show Highlights Segment 1: Overview 1:22        Capitalizing on the edges of the mobility industry. (Uber. Lyft.) 4:16        About Ryan Green – Co-Founder and CEO of Gridwise – The #1 companion app for rideshare drivers. 6:11        The non-traditional route: From middle school Entrepreneurship to the Naval Academy and Collegiate Football to the Mobility space. (United States Naval Academy.) 8:46        About Gridwise  – solving the inaccessibility and fragmentation of data problems for mobility providers. 11:50      Entrepreneurship from a young age. Segment 2: The “Top Three”   13:22      Ryan’s “Top Three”: Ty Nielson – The highs and lows of life. (CircusTrix.) 17:34      Ryan’s “Top Three”: Brian Finamore – Key part to the success of Gridwise. (Cornell University. Carnegie Melon University.) 24:43      “The strongest relationships are built when people who go through adverse challenges and overcome together.” (Techstars.) 26:50      Ryan’s “Top Three”: Ted Serbinski – The support system for the company. (Techstars Detroit.) 29:38      Accelerator Classes – building and maintaining strong relationships. 31:48      “If you’re going to cut down a forest of trees, you can’t do that unless you sharpen the saw.” – Ted Serbinski 35:32      The importance of the family support system. Segment 3: Industry Disruption & Transformation   37:13      The experience of being in the midst of disruption. 39:10      Trends: On-demand modes of transportation. The fragmentation of services in the industry. 42:51      Building a two-sided business model and creating a smarter mobility grid. 47:09      Gridwise’s Growth: 4 to 32 cities in one year.  90,000 ride share drivers on the platform. Growing 20% month over month.  49:30      Keeping the faith through the ups and downs of building a company. 52:30      Hints for entrepreneurs: “You have to just figure out what those core tasks/projects/initiatives are that you can keep moving while, in parallel, fundraising.” 54:44      What’s going on with autonomy? “We will see quite the hybrid market until 2030 – 2035.” Segment 4: Wrapping Up 57:45      “Leadership comes down to your ability to empower people to achieve their full potential.”  1:01:26  The importance of team on the leadership position. 1:03:10  Advice to leaders: “A lot of the successful has come from surrounding yourself with likeminded people who share your ambitions.” 1:05:50  Visit Gridwise.io or the app store!

Steve Hauser, CEO of The GridWise Alliance, has spent his career successfully modernizing the electric grid, including being a key driver of the 2007 EISA Title XIII, Smart Grid legislation, and resulting ARRA smart grid projects that followed in 2009.

Most of us that have caught an Uber or Lyft will know how surge pricing can help increase the driver's earnings. But have you ever thought of how the times that events end, traffic reports, flight arrivals, weather, etc. can all help increase their earnings too Pittsburgh based Gridwise is an app that Uber, Via and Lyft drivers use get to get live updates on events ending, traffic reports, flight arrives, weather, etc. Anything that can help increase their earnings. As drivers, the team at Gridwise understand the pains of rideshare driving and how to address them. Besides helping the drivers, they have a ton of industry data around hot pickup spots, surcharging, etc. After reading a recent report focused on earnings in rush hour), I invited Ryan Green, the CEO and Co-Founder of Gridwise onto the show. We discuss how the mobile platform that increases rideshare drivers earnings 39% by helping them know when and where to drive.

Ryan Green and his team at Gridwise have won over some very tough rooms on their journey so far, from the early days at Alphalab to last year's Techstars Mobility cohort.  He knows his way around investor pitches and negotiations, but now he's here in our studio! This week, Ryan and Scot talk about the basic workings of Gridwise, which raises the earnings potential of rideshare drivers by supplying them with better intelligence.  Other topics include ways to increase brand awareness, what to look for in angel and VC investors, and the unexpected ways that drivers cooperate. If you have friends that drive for Uber or Lyft, make sure they check out this week's show!

Pittsburgh is well-known for the robotics and maker movements popping up around town. The software companies have been a bit lacking.   So, I wanted to feature Ryan Green, founder & CEO of Gridwise. Gridwise provides insights into events and activities around your city, so rideshare drivers can drive smarter, increase their daily trips and make more money.   We discuss finding a technical co-founder, the risks of starting a startup, and how Ryan is thinking about the future of the company.   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Ryan’s Challenge; Take the time to know the person driving your rideshare vehicle.   Connect with Ryan LinkedIn Twitter Website   If you liked this interview, check out our other interviews with Pittsburgh movers & shakers. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

Ryan Green tells us about Gridwise, a service that looks to help Uber and Lyft ride sharing drivers become more efficient with more data and crowd sourced tips. We discuss how open drivers are to share information, how alpha lab helped the company grow, and more! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Ryan Green tells us about Gridwise, a service that looks to help Uber and Lyft ride sharing drivers become more efficient with more data and crowd sourced tips. We discuss how open drivers are to share information, how alpha lab helped the company grow, and more! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!