> It always amazed me how Uber was able to quickly force itself into the most criminal markets We had a horrendous taxi market in Ukraine, before Uber. We knew

> It always amazed me how Uber was able to quickly force itself into the most criminal markets We had a horrendous taxi market in Ukraine, before Uber. We knew Uber is coming for about a couple years prior to the first ride, so the market decided to prepare. Cut to Uber opening in Kiev: they have managed not only to get the worst drivers (drug addicts, drunk people, outright fake accounts, etc), but they have pushed the bar far lower. There weren't a taxi service as bad as Uber ever before. OTOH, one of the previously worst services decided to preemptively compete with Uber and became one of the best I have ever used. Perfect cars, excellent drivers, top-notch service and support, incredibly, unbelievably good. So there's that.