I'm wondering how big this market is - when I was growing up in NYC bike messengers were everywhere. And if you were an architect (like my stepfather), then there was a constant need to ship around drawings et al. But the messenger business seems to have largely disappeared - still there, but much, much smaller than when my brother was on the bike. Hasn't the digital age really ended the need for a lot of this? I'm guessing that there is a market need here or else Uber wouldn't be pursuing - but I do have to wonder. I agree with others, though, that they should get their business billing situation settled.
Huge market. I worked in the traditional printing business and we sometimes had to use regular car services to messenger proofs. I wouldn't be surprised if people tried to use regular über cars in that way and they just decided to roll with it.
There is definitely still a market in NYC, but you're right it’s smaller. Architects, lawyers, the fashion industry, and photo/video studios were our major clientele when I was working a few years back.
Lawyers, accountants, the biomedical industry, real estate, the potential for tapping those markets are there. I've interacted with a few, and from what I've seen, they're loathe to try anything new if what they have works. Uber will have some creative marketing to do to reach out to these potential customers.
