Uber
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
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Every podcast mention of Uber in one pod.
283 videos. Track how it's discussed, by whom, and what experts actually think.
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Videos Mentioning Uber
How To Keep Your Users | Startup School
Y Combinator
A ride-sharing company used as an example for defining an 'active user' action, suggesting 'completed a ride'.
If you have career regrets in 2026, watch this.
My First Million
Ride-sharing company mentioned as a prominent internet company in San Francisco when the speaker was looking for opportunities.
AI Whistleblower: We Are Being Gaslit By The AI Companies! They’re Hiding The Truth About AI!
The Diary Of A CEO
A ride-sharing company whose CEO believes many couriers will be replaced by autonomous vehicles, with new jobs emerging like data labeling.
The Hotdog Effect: Secrets of the World’s #1 Restaurants - Will Guidara
Chris Williamson
A ride-sharing service used to deliver sleds and hot chocolate to a family experiencing snow for the first time.
An inside look at Figma’s unique GTM motion | Claire Butler (first GTM hire)
Lenny's Podcast
A company Dylan Field used to meet someone in a lift who eventually became a Figma user, showcasing scrappy early user acquisition tactics.
Josh Shapiro on Trump, Iran War Chaos, Israel's Failure, the Economy, and 2028 Race
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a company whose co-founder, Sergey Travis, allegedly left California due to the state's policies.
Stanford CME296 Diffusion & Large Vision Models | Spring 2026 | Lecture 1 - Diffusion
Stanford Online
First industry experience for both Afin and Shervin after grad school.
OpenAI's Identity Crisis, Datacenter Wars, Market Up on Iran News, Mamdani's First Tax, Swalwell Out
All-In Podcast
Travis Kalanick's former company, cited as an example of how network effects based on scale and volume can create a competitive advantage.
Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)
Lenny's Podcast
Used as an analogy for how a product's reputation can overcome initial skepticism through word-of-mouth.
Outsmarting Uber: Why Bolt Wins in Europe | Deep Dives with a16z
a16z Deep Dives
A major competitor in the ride-hailing market, mentioned as a benchmark in terms of fundraising and market presence, particularly in comparison to Bolt's capital efficiency.
Anthropic's Hidden Money Network Will COLLAPSE Open AI Competition - Bill Gurley Exposes All!
Tom Bilyeu
A ride-sharing company, cited as an early successful investment by Bill Gurley.
How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)
Lenny's Podcast
Mentioned as a competitor to Whimo, suggesting that Whimo's premium pricing is justified by its superior user experience.
Picking sharp problems, increasing virality, and unique product frameworks | Oji Udezue (Typeform)
Lenny's Podcast
Used as an example of a product that achieved virality by significantly compressing the workflow of hailing a cab, without relying on artificial viral traps.
Male Roles, Obligations and Options for Building a Fulfilling Life | Scott Galloway
Andrew Huberman
Scott Galloway states that riding in an Uber is statistically more dangerous than a date, and suggests Uber and airbags have reduced drunk driving accidents.
On Vibe Coding
Naval
An app that users will increasingly interact with via voice commands to AI agents, rather than opening the app directly.
Craig Newmark on Institutional Maintenance, Giving Away Control, and the Internet We Were Promised
Conversations with Tyler
Used as an example of a platform with seller/driver evaluations (4.98 rating), contrasting with Craigslist's approach.
Startup Investor School Day 3 Live Stream
Y Combinator
Ride-sharing service that Elad Gil initially thought would dominate, causing him to pass on Lyft; also a company Andrea Zurek, Jeff Clavier, and Ali Partovi mentioned passing on or being early investors in, despite initial reservations about the idea or CEO.
186,000 Dead Americans, 14,000 Lamborghinis — The Hidden $10B SNAP Fraud Network
Tom Bilyeu
Used as an analogy to suggest a rating system for social media accounts to establish trust and credibility, similar to an 'Uber driver score'.
Game Theory #24: The AI Apocalypse
Predictive History
Mentioned in the context of a self-driving car incident in March 2018 where a pedestrian was killed. The investigation found the car's deep learning model failed to recognize the pedestrian as a person, highlighting the dangers of edge cases.