Give Me Money Mr. Venture Capital! We are Uber for X! | by Jeff Morris Jr. | I. M. H. O. | Medium

McSweeney’s recently published a satire ‘We’re The Uber of Organ Transplants’- based on recent pitches, this might happen one day. Upon reviewing AngelList descriptions, over 30 companies actively pitch their concept as an ‘Uber for X’ company. The most obvious statement in the world — is that Uber identified a real problem and created an amazing product that consumers need. Many companies are targeting obscure ‘Uber for X’ ideas that have nothing to do with transportation. My favorite ‘Uber for X’ pitch so far is very easily Tennis Buddy, which is Uber for tennis buddies. Tennis Buddy promises ‘you can spontaneously find somebody to play with within minutes’ by clicking a button on your smart phone. That almost sounds cooler than Andre Agassi in a Canon commercial. The “Uber for X” recipe is pretty simple. But Which Services Should Be On-Demand? It might seem like an obvious statement - but not every service makes sense as an ‘on demand’ business. Sure, it’s pretty cool to think about

McSweeney’s recently published a satire ‘We’re The Uber of Organ Transplants’- based on recent pitches, this might happen one day. Upon reviewing AngelList descriptions, over 30 companies actively pitch their concept as an ‘Uber for X’ company. The most obvious statement in the world — is that Uber identified a real problem and created an amazing product that consumers need. Many companies are targeting obscure ‘Uber for X’ ideas that have nothing to do with transportation. My favorite ‘Uber for X’ pitch so far is very easily Tennis Buddy, which is Uber for tennis buddies. Tennis Buddy promise