> But there is no way to provide cheap services at scale and turn a profit. The costs of providing a service don't go down as you get bigger. Unless you automa

> But there is no way to provide cheap services at scale and turn a profit. The costs of providing a service don't go down as you get bigger. Unless you automate it. Maybe Uber's plan at scale is to replace all humans with self-driving cars (http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/28/5758734/uber-will-eventually-replace-all-its-drivers-with-self-driving-cars http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/28/5758734/uber-will-eventual...). Maybe SpoonRocket's plan at scale is to effectively be mobile vending machines for hot food. Obviously I'm speculating, but the general principle applies to a lot of what startups do already as they grow.