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Some of the ride cost is VC subsidy. Some of the ride expense is Uber corporate (thousands of programmers, pay for officers, managers, building rent, etc). Do
by mikem170 6y ago
Some of the ride cost is VC subsidy. Some of the ride expense is Uber corporate (thousands of programmers, pay for officers, managers, building rent, etc).
Do we know which is greater? Maybe there is room for an app with low overhead to compete.
- wool_gather 6y agoI'm supportive of the co-op idea, but my bet would be that the drivers don't matter nearly as much as users. So unless it can compete on a UX level with the convenience and branding of the VC-backed options it's not going to succeed.
- Hammershaft 6y agoI agree, although the flipside is cheaper rides that can be marketed as going to local drivers.
- Kalium 6y agoWith any app, your driver is going to be local enough to be picking you up.
- Hammershaft 6y agoA larger cut is retained by a distant middleman.