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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SV did ok without them for a few decades or so.
It did ok without cellphones too. But that is *very* different from banning them now.
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fair enough but to argue Lyft and Uber are necessary for innovation seems like a stretch. And they weren't banned exactly right?
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they just don't want to pay for background checks. This seems more like a negotiation with two sides.
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Austin did not ban anything. Uber & Lyft drew a line in the sand, lost a bet, & are making good their threat of leaving.
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Austin didn't "ben" them. Uber & Lyft chose to leave rather than comply. Why don't you ask Uber & Lyft to comply?
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