On-demand

If you’re like most Americans, you probably know next to nothing about the “gig economy” that runs on companies like Uber and Airbnb. Whatever it’s called, the labor force of these (often Silicon Valley-based) employers is only likely to keep growing in the coming years.

When many people think on-demand, they think of B2C giants like Uber, Postmates, and Airbnb—but on-demand is thriving in the B2B world as well, and some of these companies are exiting in a big way.

Recently, our founder and CEO, John Gabbert, sat down with, Jason Carlson, CTO and co-founder at Liquid Planner, Chad Wittman, VP of Product and co-founder at Dolly, and our own Director of Product, Angus Fan, to discuss building companies and doing business in the Now Economy. Here are five key takeaways from their conversation.

A look at how VCs are backing the startups disrupting the convenient food sector. Startups providing meal-kit subscriptions, on-demand delivery and more are revolutionizing how we eat—read on to see what trends, in both VC investment and industry, are shaping the space.