SV did ok without them for a few decades or so.
I will go out on a limb and say Austin has zero chance of being a serious startup hub without Uber and Lyft. (I am an investor in neither.)
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It did ok without cellphones too. But that is *very* different from banning them now.
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My first reaction to the idea of visiting Austin is "How would I get around?"
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Recruiting tech talent to secondary markets is hard enough. We temporarily lost Uber for a few months & it was tough. It’s an amenity
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good point...very good point.
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many of us are working hard to make sure this is just a temporary hiccough
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or it could be the trigger for an even better alternative. Where's your disruptive thinking? ;)
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arbitrary govt manipulation signals a distaste for disruption.
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