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Uber’s New CEO

9 pointsby iKenshuover 7 years ago

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sctbover 7 years ago
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lushnover 7 years ago
I would be surprised if this makes much of a difference. Even with Travis gone, the culture is part of the organization, and it would be incredibly difficult to change at this stage, without Uber effectively becoming a completely different company.<p>I know many people see long-term growth and potential in Uber, but I don&#x27;t. They shook up the market which is a good thing, but at this point it feels like they&#x27;re rearranging chairs on the titanic.<p>It might be years while this all plays out, but I see the absolute best case scenario for Uber is a Groupon type of situation - making lots of revenue, but kind of struggling. Without a drastic change to the business model, I can&#x27;t see them ever having Facebook&#x2F;Google&#x2F;Microsoft like margins.<p>And as much as some in the tech community see self-driving cars as just around the corner, I would be very surprised if it&#x27;s a common sight in 10 years. Maybe 20 years. It&#x27;s not just the technology, but also the political and societal resistance to such a big change.<p>And if self-driving cabs is what&#x27;s going to make Uber actually work for the long-term, well... I personally wouldn&#x27;t bet on it. But they have, so let&#x27;s see how that works out for them.
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