Good job by the author assembling all this data, but starting out with statements like
>Uber succeeded by hiring Really Smart People all over the world who were not afraid to tackle big challenges and who wanted to win.
Does not instill confidence in the author’s take. Uber succeeded by willfully ignoring laws, massively subsidizing actual costs with VC money, and frequently doing morally questionable things. Yes, they scaled well and worked hard, too, but so do many startups that fail.
>Uber succeeded by hiring Really Smart People all over the world who were not afraid to tackle big challenges and who wanted to win.
Does not instill confidence in the author’s take. Uber succeeded by willfully ignoring laws, massively subsidizing actual costs with VC money, and frequently doing morally questionable things. Yes, they scaled well and worked hard, too, but so do many startups that fail.