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Friday, February 27, 2015
Why I rather use GrabTaxi than Uber in Malaysia
This morning, I was excited to find out about a new app, GrabTaxi, pioneered by a Malaysian, Anthony Tan (son of the owner for Tan Chong Motors).
With Uber peer-to-peer transportation getting popular worldwide, it is proud to see that a new Malaysia start-up could provide an alternative to local people in Southeast Asia.
Here are the factors I consider when grabbing a taxi in Malaysia:
1. Safety
Would you share a ride with a stranger in Kuala Lumpur, where the crime rate is increasing? Any stranger could become an Uber driver, and prey for their victim. Not me. I rather call a taxi driver, who is under regulation and makes a living from providing mobile transportation.
2. Price
I doubt the price would be much higher than the conventional taxi service. In order to compete with Uber or Easy Taxi, I am sure GrabTaxi would figure out a way to offer competitive pricing. Moreover, it just received an investment of $250m funding from Japan's Softbank, which boosts public confidence on the company.
3. Speed of Arrival
To be honest, I am not very punctual person. So, having to fetch a taxi in less time is also high priority to me. In the 1990s, I had to 'wait and see' by the roadside, hopefully a taxi would show up in a less crowded Wangsa Maju residential area. With the app, I could easily see the closest taxi around me.
4. Driver's rating
This is a necessary feature. Most consumers tend to buy the products with customers' ratings on online shopping sites (Amazon.com or shop.com).
5. Type of car
It does not matter to me what type of car I will be riding. Most importantly, inside the car has to clean.
With Uber peer-to-peer transportation getting popular worldwide, it is proud to see that a new Malaysia start-up could provide an alternative to local people in Southeast Asia.
Here are the factors I consider when grabbing a taxi in Malaysia:
1. Safety
Would you share a ride with a stranger in Kuala Lumpur, where the crime rate is increasing? Any stranger could become an Uber driver, and prey for their victim. Not me. I rather call a taxi driver, who is under regulation and makes a living from providing mobile transportation.
2. Price
I doubt the price would be much higher than the conventional taxi service. In order to compete with Uber or Easy Taxi, I am sure GrabTaxi would figure out a way to offer competitive pricing. Moreover, it just received an investment of $250m funding from Japan's Softbank, which boosts public confidence on the company.
3. Speed of Arrival
To be honest, I am not very punctual person. So, having to fetch a taxi in less time is also high priority to me. In the 1990s, I had to 'wait and see' by the roadside, hopefully a taxi would show up in a less crowded Wangsa Maju residential area. With the app, I could easily see the closest taxi around me.
4. Driver's rating
This is a necessary feature. Most consumers tend to buy the products with customers' ratings on online shopping sites (Amazon.com or shop.com).
5. Type of car
It does not matter to me what type of car I will be riding. Most importantly, inside the car has to clean.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Michigan Tech is one of 50 most underrated Colleges in USA
Source: BusinessInsider
To uncover the most underrated colleges in America, we compared US News' rankings of the best universities and national liberal arts colleges in the country with PayScale's 2013-2014 College Salary Report, which ranks colleges and universities based on their graduates' mid-career salaries.
BusinessInsider.com specifically looked for schools that had relatively low rankings on the US News list but high mid-career salaries.
My alma mater, Michigan Technological University, is ranked #15 out of 50.
US News rank: 116
PayScale rank: 83
Michigan Tech grads have the 10th-highest starting salary in the country among public universities, and an average mid-career salary of $94,700. The Houghton, Michigan, school specializes in STEM fields of study, and it has a 92% job, grad school, and military placement rate for undergrads within six months of graduation.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
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