I drive for a ride-hailing cooperative for extra cash instead of Uber or Lyft Daniel Mondragon drives for a ride-hailing cooperative in Colorado. Matthew DeFeo for BI Some ride-hailing drivers are creating their own apps rather than driving for Uber or Lyft. Daniel Mondragon drives for one such app in Colorado. The approach gives him flexibility while earning a greater share of each ride, he said. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Mondragon, a ride-hailing driver who lives in Colorado and drives for The Drivers Cooperative Colorado, a driver-owned ride-hailing service. It has about 1,500 drivers and offers rides in the Denver area, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. The bulk of my career has been in the nonprofit sector, particularly in development and fundraising.…