I like @wraithburn but I disagree with every sentence in this tweet.
Cab drivers often owned their own cars in the old model as well as the new, and cabs are actually cheap.
Amazon rarely uses USPS, and when it does, USPS clears a profit.
Neither spreads costs to others.https://twitter.com/wraithburn/status/1296835383456681986 …
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9/ Uber has a "take rate" of ~ 20%, meaning that's what they pocket off of each ride. If VC was subsidizing it, that'd be negative, no? I think Uber is spending VC dollars on R&D ... which is the ideal use of VC $, no? https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-ipo-lyft-fare-increase-20190511-story.html …https://twitter.com/BobbyRiggsTankd/status/1296839891519705088 …
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11/ This seems to be a variant of the Obama "you didn't build that". Because Uber exists in the economy somehow they're ripping the rest of us off. Passengers pay fees. Drivers get paid. Drivers buy gas. Gas taxes pay for road maintenance.https://twitter.com/wraithburn/status/1296841392489103360 …
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12/ "expectations and assumptions" This sounds like an attempt to shoe horn in a bunch of YOUR expectations. Enumerate / explain, please?https://twitter.com/wraithburn/status/1296841893217742849 …
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Buy some cycles on AWS or Azure and avoid all of the issues of buying and housing the infrastructure. Getting a concept for a new software service to where the public can try it out is far less costly.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Ya know, writing a "free rideshare" app really wouldn't be hard. Guesstimate about 6 months. Would have EVERYTHING these naysayers claim they want (no corporate cut/overhead, driver sets* price). 1/
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Tap where you want to go, max price & wait slider, "mesh" notification of willing drivers, both tap OK, map guide to pickup & destination, Square plugin handles payment. Done. Free*. 2/
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