Easy Taxi congratulates rival GrabTaxi on funding
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Easy Taxi MD wishes GrabTaxi well amid its latest funding, reiterating the importance of market growth and fair play in the taxi app industry
Not many leaders are gracious enough to congratulate their competitors on receiving funding. Jianggan Li, Managing Director of Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi, is one exception.
Managing DIrector of Easy Taxi, Jianggang LiManaging DIrector of Easy Taxi, Jianggang Li
Li firmly believes that GrabTaxi‘s funding round, which was undisclosed, but rumoured to be US$10 million, will go a long way towards improving the taxi app marketplace, spurring development and ensuring consumers get a better product. “Congratulations to Grab Taxi! Easy Taxi is happy that more investment is being committed to the development of this market place, which will eventually benefit both drivers and consumers,” he said.
In a similar tone, last year, amid the launch of Easy Taxi in Philippines, Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Mario Berta shared that competitors help to educate consumers in an innovative industry.
“I believe that having up to three [competing] apps in one market is good, as it will educate the market (passengers, drivers and taxi companies),” Berta said, “Every Rocket Internet venture in this region has disrupt the market: we created entire ecosystems in countries that did not know the existence of e-commerce before, so for us having someone that educates before us is a good thing as will save us time and money.”
Meanwhile, Li said that EasyTaxi will be expanding to two more Southeast Asian countries soon. “As the world’s biggest taxi app and with the backing from Rocket Internet, Easy Taxi is focused on growth and customer service,” he noted, “As we speak, we are starting operations in two more countries in the Southeast Asia region, including a very big neighbour of Singapore. By end of this month, Easy Taxi will be present in 30 countries, including all the major markets in Southeast Asia.”
Interestingly, in a final note, Li seeks to emphasise the importance of fair play and healthy competition in the taxi app scene. ”While we are growing aggressively, we make sure that we adhere to the highest level of integrity and ethical standards,” he said, “We have not engaged and will never engage in any anti-competitive activity. And we sincerely hope that all the players in the industry do the same.”
While it may seem tempting to dismiss the above as a warning or as an absolution, given that Easy Taxi has pushed ahead with moves to increase market share such as offering its service for free in Singapore, a sincere appeal to fairness and integrity looks to be more accurate. After all, the taxi booking app market is still in its infancy, with many countries in SEA like Indonesia yet to enjoy its benefits.
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Sir! You like very interested on their news hor.....
Lai, lai, me, you, bowah, hammer each cum out 2.5million.....
We set up "Rape Taxi", ai mai?.....
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I can tell you, all this app app coy still day dreaming.....
They really think they success liao?......
When 1 day, there's no more incentive, you see our Sinkie taxi � will say they good or not lor.....
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:
I can tell you, all this app app coy still day dreaming.....
They really think they success liao?......
When 1 day, there's no more incentive, you see our Sinkie taxi � will say they good or not lor.....
At least, no need die die must drive comfuk mah....
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Rape taxi? For fuck. Go poke exhaust pipe? i40 wu 2 exhaust pipe. Can threesomes liao. Lol
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Originally posted by Redxx:
At least, no need die die must drive comfuk mah....
???
I drive CDG last time not becos of their call leh....
Because they are the biggest mah, more or less kakis also driving CDG lor, when tcss in kopi shop, our topic will be the same with your kakis lor.....
Imagine 10 drive CDG, than you alone driving red, sit at kopi shop, what can you talk?.....
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Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
Rape taxi? For fuck. Go poke exhaust pipe? i40 wu 2 exhaust pipe. Can threesomes liao. Lol
Just "grab" nia, too "easy" liao, must RAPE them lor.....
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this grab taxi apps good for transcab,smrt,premier or yellow top.comfort no time for this.their own calls also no time to take
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
this grab taxi apps good for transcab,smrt,premier or yellow top.comfort no time for this.their own calls also no time to take
U no play grab, easytaxi?
just imagine u take 100 cdg call one week and I take 100 easy taxi call one week...
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:
???
I drive CDG last time not becos of their call leh....
Because they are the biggest mah, more or less kakis also driving CDG lor, when tcss in kopi shop, our topic will be the same with your kakis lor.....
Imagine 10 drive CDG, than you alone driving red, sit at kopi shop, what can you talk?.....
Still got time tcss at kopi shop?
nb, u keep said u got mountain debt to clear when dr taxi...
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:
???
I drive CDG last time not becos of their call leh....
Because they are the biggest mah, more or less kakis also driving CDG lor, when tcss in kopi shop, our topic will be the same with your kakis lor.....
Imagine 10 drive CDG, than you alone driving red, sit at kopi shop, what can you talk?.....
Any different between sit with 10 drive cdg or 1?
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My kaki all white liao....how ah?
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Originally posted by Redxx:
U no play grab, easytaxi?
just imagine u take 100 cdg call one week and I take 100 easy taxi call one week...
don't understand the difference.care to elaborate?
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
don't understand the difference.care to elaborate?
Bruddder your pick up slow leh
cdg calls jiak levy n bo incentive (will give one lj certificate)
easy/grab calls give u incentive
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As I said before, we as TDs, no matter what cab you drive, will eventually benefit from such apps in the market, therefore, there is not a need to poke at each other, cdg drivers will hv their benefit derived from apps competition, such as show destination and further enhancement in the coming months for them to stay competitive. Those driving other cab's company will enjoy apps initial start up benefits like incentives and many other goodies, which the above Mr Li put it as be ethical and hold intergrity..meaning within the laws of this country. Singapore is a small market with to all these apps company, but however, Singapore have the best infrastructure, the like of IT and it mobile services that enable even ah pek like me to hold a samsung note given by my daughter in laws, line not included. But our market is small in comparing to philippines and indonesia or even thailand. Therefore, apps are here to built their HQ and set foot from here to boost their global business, there is nothing much they can get from 10,000 cabbies member out there, sooner or later it will be saturated. Now, before, cdg calls not taken, was use to transfer to other cab companies so as to achieve a better distribution of call, LTA priorty is that everyone can get a taxi, just like everyone can take a ride on mrt. What LTA saw was that such apps will help to defray those cdg calls not taken, this will translate into a more open and fluid taxi operation in Singapore...UNDERSTAND! So, as TD, we just do our part, be it u are cdg calls or grab or easy, just earn yr $$ be happy...remember..a united taxi community is important, I am working toward that, but with ah beng, ah seng, ah robert, ah long lah, ah keep...haiz
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Originally posted by bowah:
As I said before, 。。。。。So, as TD, we just do our part, be it u are cdg calls or grab or easy, just earn yr $$ be happy…remember..a united taxi community is important, I am working toward that, but with ah beng, ah seng, ah robert, ah long lah, ah keep…haiz
阿� =====》》》》》智者
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哎哟，大哥，我�是神仙，难怪人们说我的�都是仙
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Originally posted by bowah:
哎哟，大哥，我�是神仙，难怪人们说我的�都是仙
仙有很多種,大炮仙也是仙
還有è³ä»™,é…’ä»™
還有亂亂仙
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還有 seibei sian..lols
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Originally posted by Redxx:
Still got time tcss at kopi shop?
nb, u keep said u got mountain debt to clear when dr taxi...
Uncle, mountain debt, drive taxi to clear?????? Siao si bo......
I never ever say that I drive taxi to clear debt hor.....
I say last time I long hour on the road, doesn't mean di di peng steering hor.....
Knn, got people jio only, MJ, si ki pi, zo dai di.....smlj also can.....
Important is, how to make money in the shorter possible time.....
Than later stages, our 2 casino open, lagi best, don't even need people to jio......
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Originally posted by Redxx:
Any different between sit with 10 drive cdg or 1?
When I sit with a group of red engine TD.....
Only they gong, I only listen nia.....
Becos smlj also different.....
Most time they will talk about how bad, how bad is their workshop, how cb is that ah hua, how their boss can buy RR, than I drive CDG, what can I talk????.....
"Hey, bro, CDG call kang si lang many leh, our workshop ISO certified leh".....
Than you will see 10 mouth fark you 1 asshole.....
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Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
My kaki all white liao....how ah?
Than you take black la, 黑白两�.....
Jiak beh liao.....
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:
Sir! You like very interested on their news hor.....
Lai, lai, me, you, bowah, hammer each cum out 2.5million.....
We set up "Rape Taxi", ai mai?.....
Lai lai, i like the idea, I volunteer to be the treasurer cum accountant, each give 200k first, limpek go casino ho say ho say first -
Originally posted by bowah:
Lai lai, i like the idea, I volunteer to be the treasurer cum accountant, each give 200k first, limpek go casino ho say ho say firstLj la, treasurer cum accountant only keep track money nia....
Limpek operation director, need all the money to operate the business.....
Pai seh, I take first hor.....
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Ani kuan kong ho tia meh? You take all, might as well said, we give you better. Lai lai, since u want to manage, give us the breakdown of how are you going to operate it with this amount of initial money, give us a proposal