(2013-08-20) Real World Labor Market Startups Dying

Companies (Labor Market Start Up-s) focused on facilitating physical errands (Real World) and odd jobs between strangers are struggling or pivoting, whereas those that expedite virtual tasks — like design work or copywriting — are thriving... There’s a variety of possible reasons why virtual gig sites are thriving and physical gig sites are pivoting, ranging from the trust barrier for in-person interactions, to the difficulties of scaling a business tied to local, physical encounters.