Lessons from my Mother: Startup 101

My mother was 22 when I was born. Although she dreamed of being an educator, she gave it all up to raise me and my two siblings. She devoted herself to us until all three of us went off to…

The Great On-Demand Economy Debate: You’re Missing the Point

When my uncle lost his job along with several hundreds of his co-workers, he also lost his pride. During the first month, he couldn’t even fathom informing his wife and kids about losing his job. He pretended to go to…

Your Burning On-Demand Staffing Platform Questions, Answered

There’s a lot of talk these days about the on-demand economy. Among all of the Ubers, Instacarts and Postmates of the world, a number of staffing platforms have cropped up in the same on-demand spirit. Sure, it looks promising, but…

Four Things I Learned as a Delivery Driver

At Wonolo, you can be just about anything – event staffer, warehouse assistant, delivery driver…the list goes on. That extends to all Wonolo employees, executives included, as we each perform a job as a Wonoloer each quarter. Never before had…

The Zen of Pizza: Why Everyone Should Try Working at Papa John’s

One Sunday morning, I found myself with a rare opportunity to do anything I wanted. So, I decided to pick up a job at Papa John’s pizza via Wonolo. Yes, I know. I could have gone hiking, watched a movie…

What Does Your Nirvana Look Like?

Work-life balance is a term that gets thrown around quite a bit, but while we love to talk about it, actually achieving it is another thing entirely. In fact, its attainment can seem akin to achieving modern day nirvana. This…

The On-Demand Economy: Real-Time Response to the Minimum Wage Increase

This is no April Fools' joke. The start of April marks an important shift in the history of United States labor laws as minimum wage legislation in New York and California increased to $15 an hour - now the highest in the country…

Company Culture and the Most Meaningful Marketing Metric

I recently read a comment on one of our Facebook posts that reminds me why I came to work for Wonolo. Sure, marketing for a tech startup is fun and challenging. Everything is new and bursting with creative energy. You…

How Large Companies Can Work With Startups

I recently had the opportunity to present to a group of senior HR executives at a Fortune 500 company about the emergence of on-demand services and its impact on the future of work. Somehow, our discussion switched over to a…