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> with huge barriers to entry that requires a ton of money to get started Just a note that the proof of concept stage was very cheaply done. Travis hired someo

> with huge barriers to entry that requires a ton of money to get started Just a note that the proof of concept stage was very cheaply done. Travis hired someone to make an app and the "dispatch" system was just a single php page. He then tested it out with his friends. That said, I agree that ultimately to get to the position they are today required a ton of cash - just the getting started was pretty cheap. Actually we have the blow-by-blow of how it all played out on our podcast since Jason was employee #7 and built out the original node dispatch system. http://techzinglive.com http://techzinglive.com I'm not sure exactly what show he started working on it, might need to go back to 95. Full show list here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/frnqzndys9j3vc1/P7jHgH0BQK https://www.dropbox.com/sh/frnqzndys9j3vc1/P7jHgH0BQK

hammock 8y ago
Hustle recognize hustle but which podcast episode is it dude? There are 300+ eps at that link.
- jv22222 8y ago
  Well it's A LOT of them. Because we spoke about the Uber stuff as Jason lived it in real time ;) A fun one was when Jason turned down the CTO position and of course we had no idea at the time what that really meant. I guess in the latest episode 321 (Quick & Dirty) Jason does give an overview of the Uber story and how he got involved if you want a TL;DR version.
misiti3780 8y ago
I just spent 10 minutes looking for it and couldnt find it.
- jv22222 8y ago
  Well as I said above it's not one episode it's a lot of them. But actually I just searched and this is the first time that Uber was mentioned in the show notes: http://techzinglive.com/page/581/95-tz-discussion-lost-in-la http://techzinglive.com/page/581/95-tz-discussion-lost-in-la So looks like 95+
  - misiti3780 7y ago
    thanks!
dugmartin 8y ago
You guys ever going to do another episode Justin? I still have Techzing in my podcast app list, hoping it will light up again with a new episode sometime.
- jv22222 8y ago
  Yep tomorrow :) But we did one 2 weeks ago too. Sounds like your feed has stopped checking.
bananaeater 8y ago
What motivated Travis's decision to hire someone else rather than develop the initial version himself?

hammock 8y ago

Hustle recognize hustle but which podcast episode is it dude? There are 300+ eps at that link.

jv22222 8y ago
Well it's A LOT of them. Because we spoke about the Uber stuff as Jason lived it in real time ;) A fun one was when Jason turned down the CTO position and of course we had no idea at the time what that really meant. I guess in the latest episode 321 (Quick & Dirty) Jason does give an overview of the Uber story and how he got involved if you want a TL;DR version.

misiti3780 8y ago

I just spent 10 minutes looking for it and couldnt find it.

jv22222 8y ago
Well as I said above it's not one episode it's a lot of them. But actually I just searched and this is the first time that Uber was mentioned in the show notes: http://techzinglive.com/page/581/95-tz-discussion-lost-in-la http://techzinglive.com/page/581/95-tz-discussion-lost-in-la So looks like 95+
- misiti3780 7y ago
  thanks!

dugmartin 8y ago

You guys ever going to do another episode Justin? I still have Techzing in my podcast app list, hoping it will light up again with a new episode sometime.

jv22222 8y ago
Yep tomorrow :) But we did one 2 weeks ago too. Sounds like your feed has stopped checking.

bananaeater 8y ago

What motivated Travis's decision to hire someone else rather than develop the initial version himself?