Uber
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
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Videos Mentioning Uber
Exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi: Transition Plan and the Fight for Iran's Freedom
All-In Podcast
Story about the taxi-driver background and the Uber deal; emblematic of diaspora success in tech; used as a talking point.
Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin | Lex Fridman Podcast #171
Lex Fridman
Used as an example of a market-expanding technology that drastically increased the market for transportation rather than just stealing market share from taxis. Also mentioned as a way young people send money by splitting rides.
E173: Google buying HubSpot? FTX depositors not made whole, AI job fears, Ukraine joining NATO
All-In Podcast
A company mentioned as a major player in advertising due to its transaction data.
Monzo CEO On Death Threats, Depression & Digital Banking Wars: Tom BlomField
The Diary Of A CEO
An app that, alongside Spotify, demonstrated 'magical' technology experiences that inspired the Monzo team to create a better banking experience.
Tim Ferriss Vlog: Day 7 | Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Used for transporting his dog to the vet or park, with a success rate of over 97%.
E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more
All-In Podcast
Discussed extensively in relation to AB5 legislation, its impact on drivers and the company's business model, and potential shutdowns or operational changes.
E6: Big Tech antitrust aftermath, potential effects of an M&A clampdown on Silicon Valley & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a potential acquirer in an ecosystem where large tech M&A is restricted.
Balaji Srinivasan — How to Start a New Country
Tim Ferriss
Mobile application cited as an example of the utility of mobile apps, initially underestimated.
Scaling Growth | Gustaf Alstromer, YC Partner (formerly Airbnb) & Ed Baker (formerly Uber)
Y Combinator
Global ride-sharing and logistics company where Ed Baker started the growth team and Gustaf Alstromer later contributed.
Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #240
Lex Fridman
A ride-sharing company, whose code base was mentioned as having a system to break down the Earth's surface into hexagons, a problem Neal Stephenson had spent years on.
FULL INTERVIEW: Uber Founder Travis Kalanick is Back with a New AI Startup
TBPN
Kalanick's previous company, used as a benchmark for scale, network effects, and public scrutiny.
What Shutting Down Your Startup Feels Like - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy with Kat Manalac
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example of a service where users don't typically care about the specific driver, contrasting it with the childcare space.
Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Insights from Jeff Bezos, Must-Read Books, & More
Tim Ferriss
Company Bill Gurley worked with, discussed as a case study for expanding the total addressable market through convenience and product-market fit.
E142: "Rich Men North of Richmond" hits #1, upward mobility, real estate capital crunch, Trump RICO
All-In Podcast
A ride-sharing and food delivery company, used as an example of a large buyer that can negotiate favorable terms with payment processors, highlighting the competitive pressure on companies like Stripe and Adyen.
E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as an example of companies from earlier days when Series A rounds were typically smaller in value.
E167: Google's Woke AI disaster, Nvidia smashes earnings (again), Groq's LPU breakthrough & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned in a VC's proposal to make it a SaaS company selling software to cab companies, which was rejected by the founder.
Vinod Khosla : How to Build the Future
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a company where engineers earn high salaries, influencing startup equity compensation strategies.
#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as being under federal investigation for its workplace culture in a controversial year.
Starting a Startup After Business School - Reham Fagiri and Kalam Dennis of AptDeco
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a successful company in the sharing economy that inspired the founders of App Deco, showing the potential for similar models in other sectors.
Andrew Kortina of Venmo and Fin on Technological Determinism and Work's Relationship to Dignity
Y Combinator
Used as a model for Fin's distributed workforce, enabled by technology like GPS.
#AIS: Bestie AMA with Valor's Antonio Gracias
All-In Podcast
An early stage investment mentioned by the host, highlighting the vastly different valuations for early-stage companies then (product in market for $15M combined) versus later (white paper for $15-50M).
E163: Market rips, Media RIFs, Texas defies Biden, Fintech reckoning, ARkStorm 2.0 & more
All-In Podcast
Ride-sharing company whose gross market transactions were often conflated with its actual revenue, demonstrating intellectual dishonesty in reporting.
Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream | Lex Fridman Podcast #237
Lex Fridman
A rideshare company that acquired Otto, a self-driving truck startup, and is used as an example of companies implementing automation in transportation sectors.
E162: Live from Davos! Milei goes viral, Adam Neumann's headwinds, streaming's broken model & more
All-In Podcast
Used as an example of a 'super app' that can expand into adjacencies like alcohol and grocery delivery with minimal additional cost due to existing demand-side network effects.