Financial Backing For Online Businesses
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The lure of a high income led Tejo, who had been unemployed for a year, to join Uber. Using a 2015 Karimun Wagon owned by an older sibling, the 35-year-old man registered with the application-based online transportation service company. Two weeks ago was his debut as an Uber driver on the streets of Jakarta.
Despite his lack of knowing all the capital city's streets, the Bintaro resident decided to risk it. He often heard of Uber drivers making over Rp10 million a month. "So I went ahead and tried it. The important thing was that in a day I could take home at least Rp500,000 net," Tejo told Tempo.
The lure of a high income led Tejo, who had been unemployed for a year, to join Uber. Using a 2015 Karimun Wagon owned by an older sibling, the 35-year-old man registered with the application-based online transportation service company. Two weeks ago was his debut as an Uber driver on the streets of Jakarta.
Despite his lack of knowing all the capital city's streets, the Bintaro resident decided to risk it. He often heard of Uber drivers making o
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