{"id":36794,"date":"2018-04-20T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T11:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=36794"},"modified":"2018-04-20T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T11:46:56","slug":"frenchtechfriday-can-arvey-take-you-somewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2018\/04\/frenchtechfriday-can-arvey-take-you-somewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"#FrenchTechFriday: Can Arvey take you somewhere?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The area of new mobilities is still in hyper-growth mode. But despite what Uber may imply, there is room left for newcomers. French startup Arvey<\/a> is securing its spot with a more relevant and ethical approach.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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An “across the corridor” partnership<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Arvey’s story starts with the two founders working in separate startups across from each other<\/span><\/span>. Both <\/span>are located<\/span><\/span> in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. <\/span>Matthieu Waeteraere and David Persil began their collaboration by calling upon each other’s services<\/span><\/span>. Soon, they decided to team up for a new entity. They would provide a platform for on-demand private drivers.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But how can Arvey make its mark when Uber is around?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Ideas came flowing in as early as 2015 and the startup <\/span>was created<\/span><\/span> in 2016. The first version of the app <\/span>was launched<\/span><\/span> in 2016.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Obviously<\/span><\/span>, one wonders how Arvey can fight off leaders of the likes of Uber.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The answer is by going where Uber is not and by offering a service they lack. Also by being more respectful of ethical issues related to drivers.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Uber’s logic is to fight off taxis in the biggest French cities. <\/span>Arvey takes a different path: settling down in smaller cities, offering quality service and working in good intelligence with taxis<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Arvey aims to provide quality service to a wide range of users including higher-end professional customers<\/span><\/span>. Although Arvey works with private drivers, taxis are not the enemy. Some might even <\/span>be included<\/span><\/span> in the journey if they turn out to be the wisest choice to <\/span>satisfy<\/span><\/span> the client’s demand.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Higher end options are available for premium offers.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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If Uber seemed, at first, the ideal service to avoid costly taxis in France, the model <\/span><\/span>slowly<\/span><\/span> turned into a low-cost second class service<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>Worse, the image of exploited drivers working long hours for mediocre wages scores <\/span><\/span>badly<\/span><\/span> with customers<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Arvey’s founders are conscious of the drivers’ lack of knowledge on how to set reasonable prices<\/span><\/span>. They provide tools to help produce a fair and coherent offer. <\/span>The fact that one of the founders used to be a private driver makes it easier to understand what support drivers need<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The team is working hard on the new update and might expand later in the year.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This new platform is <\/span>highly<\/span><\/span> expected by clients as well as drivers. <\/span>The more specific requests will be better addressed and drivers will have a better tool to manage their missions<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Arvey is at a very exciting stage: the release of the new platform brings high expectations. <\/span>The team aims to enter the closed circle of the major players and expand the number of cities covered as well as their services<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A fundraising <\/span>is expected<\/span><\/span> sometime next year as Arvey shifts gear.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Uber seems to have its mind set on smaller cities, it looks like might find unexpected rivalry. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 The area of new mobilities is still in hyper-growth mode. But despite what Uber may imply, there is room left for newcomers. French startup Arvey is securing its spot with a more relevant and ethical approach. \u00a0 An “across the corridor” partnership \u00a0 Arvey’s story starts with the two founders working in separate startups<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":36795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10564],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tech-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}