The "uberfication" startup model had/has the same internet economics magic that dropshipping, crowdsourcing and such had, but for VC backed startups. As usual,

The "uberfication" startup model had/has the same internet economics magic that dropshipping, crowdsourcing and such had, but for VC backed startups. As usual, XKCD captures the jist: https://xkcd.com/1060/ https://xkcd.com/1060/ Users order food. App for that. Food is delivered by non-employees. HR is an app. Suppliers don't have to know they're suppliers. The CEO can focus on visionary statements. A software business has magic economics because they don't need capital assets (and therefore capital investment) and they don't have marginal costs. Just software development. Uberfication minimizes even that. It's looking pretty uninspired at this point. Let's step back and think of the problem space. Food. Takeaways. Unless it's soylent or vegan meat, startup founders seem to consider actually making the food beneath them.