How can meal kit providers source produce that is grown close to their customers’ homes? Lettuce, among other companies, is turning to a distributed network of farms to bring produce to its facilities to be packaged and sent to its customers around Austin, Texas. Lettuce Co-founder and CEO Yogesh Sharma explains how the service works — and how it uses Uber-like technology to power its logistics.  Read More...

Gig worknow accounts for a sizable share of the U.S. economy, with around one-third of the workforce participating in the gig economy in Q2 2018. And, to find gigs, workers often turn to services like Roadie and TaskRabbit. How are gig economy workers tapping into digital marketplaces, and which occupations are most attracted to these platforms?   Read More...

Merchants in the era of encroaching digital fraud have a narrow needle to thread. They need to design an experience that is friction-filled and difficult for criminals and hackers, while at the same time offering an experience for legitimate consumers and companies that is smooth, seamless and easy to navigate. And the eye of that needle is only getting narrower as fraudsters are getting more talented.  Read More...