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Dr. Paul Conti: How to Understand & Assess Your Mental Health | Huberman Lab Guest Series

Andrew Huberman

Ride-sharing service, used in a hypothetical example of getting into a car known to be involved in accidents.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A company co-founded by Garrett Camp, used as an example of organic growth in entrepreneurship.

#AIS: The Lanby's Tandice Urban on solving healthcare's customer service problem

All-In Podcast

Ridesharing company. Used as an analogy for patients seeking non-interactive services, compared to their passive acceptance of poor healthcare service.

Jason Calacanis on Brooklyn Grit, Big Asks, The Magic of Thinking Big, and More

Tim Ferriss

Mentioned in the context of entrepreneurs' delusions about getting meetings with successful founders, with Travis Kalanick still building it.

Jimmy Carr: The Easiest Way To Live A Happier Life | E106

The Diary Of A CEO

Ride-sharing app referenced as a cliché for 'idea' generation, highlighting that ideas are cheap and implementation is key.

E159: The Bestie Awards! Recapping the best and worst of 2023

All-In Podcast

Recognized as a business turnaround and success story, entering the S&P 500, becoming profitable, planning stock buybacks, and resolving regulatory issues. It's highlighted as the most successful new startup in the recent cycle.

The new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Computer Use, and Building SOTA Agents — with Erik Schluntz, Anthropic

Latent Space

Used as a comparison point for the potential revenue and profitability of autonomous vehicle services like Waymo.

Agents @ Work: Lindy.ai (with live demo!)

Latent Space

The experience at Uber inspired the hiring of General Managers for specific verticals at Lindy AI.

Q&A with Tim — PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation, Selling to the Affluent, and Much More

Tim Ferriss

The speaker was very active in helping Uber apply leverage for regulatory purposes, particularly in high-stakes situations like Washington D.C.

Building an Engineering Team by Ammon Bartram and Harj Taggar

Y Combinator

Cited as an example of a company where focus on culture has increased, prompting candidates to think more about their desired work environment.

E151: WW3 risk, War with Iran?, 4.9% GDP, startup failures growing, new Speaker & more

All-In Podcast

Reportedly planning stock buybacks to address undervaluation; its initial valuation when an investor joined was $5 million.

Peter Reinhardt on Finding Product Market Fit at Segment

Y Combinator

A ride-sharing company used as an example of a startup that may have struggled with high employee turnover due to less investment in HR.

David Rusenko - How To Find Product Market Fit

Y Combinator

A ride-sharing company mentioned as an example of a market-creating business.

Michael Seibel - Building Product

Y Combinator

Mentioned as a comparison for the on-demand model and for its high intensity and frequency problem-solving.

Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant

Tim Ferriss

A ride-sharing company that Naval Ravikant has invested in.

Secret Agent: Authenticity Is Quietly Sabotaging You! Do This & They'll Stop Respecting You!

The Diary Of A CEO

Coinbase CEO's Top 3 Crypto Trends for 2026 + More from Davos!

All-In Podcast

All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla

All-In Podcast

Mentioned in the context of disruptive innovation, contrasted with established companies like Avis.

E146: Did the Fed break the VC model? Plus IPOs, M&A, revaluing unicorns & more

All-In Podcast

Ride-sharing and food delivery company, whose advertising revenue has grown significantly, also used for business model quality comparison to Instacart and DoorDash.

My Conversation With Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder of a16z & Netscape

David Senra

Example of a Silicon Valley company that pivoted from being 'taxi dispatch software' (tool business) to a 'full transportation provider' (direct competition with incumbent industries).

Work at a Startup Expo 2018

Y Combinator

Checkr works with Uber for background checks; Level 5 uses Uber drivers for mapping data collection; Promise recruited a team member from Uber.

Deliveroo Founder: From £0 to £5 Billion: Will Shu | E88

The Diary Of A CEO

A competitor in the food delivery market and a reference point for funding and market competition.

Full Length Episode | #177 | February 28, 2022

Cal Newport

A company mentioned as an example of an ambitious venture that could lead to neglecting other life aspects.

E137: Inflation cools, market rips, Ripple/MSFT beat regulators, NATO summit, cocktails of youth

All-In Podcast

Mentioned in the context of cost-cutting measures in tech companies.