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Even if Uber really did double developer productivity, would it translate to quarterly results? Ultimately they make money selling rides, not selling software.
by Legend2440 5mo ago
Even if Uber really did double developer productivity, would it translate to quarterly results?
Ultimately they make money selling rides, not selling software. The Uber app is mature and adding new features is unlikely to significantly increase sales.
Writing 2x more code doesn't translate to 2x more revenue unless it results in 2x more rides.
- mattnelson 5mo agoLowering costs to run the infra would show up as increased profits without any change in rides.
- nkrisc 5mo agoDo you really need AI for that? Seems like the thing any existing engineering team could do if it was prioritized.
- dpark 5mo agoWould it? How much of Uber’s cost is software infrastructure vs paying humans?
- echoangle 5mo agoHow much is infra spending compared to revenue/other expenses? I honestly can’t imagine it’s that high, they’re not running something like Netflix or YouTube… But maybe I’m underestimating it.
- afavour 5mo ago> Even if Uber really did double developer productivity, would it translate to quarterly results? It would if it meant they then fired half their software engineers, which is the ultimate goal.
- returnInfinity 5mo agoEven if they lower costs to 0, it means nothing Topline growth matters more than costs. Mathematically - There is no limit to topline growth But cost cutting has a ceiling, which is the current costs. You can only make(save) so much money with cost cutting Topline growth is upper bound by total energy in the universe though.
- Legend2440 5mo agoTopline growth is more realistically bounded by the number of people willing to take an Uber at a given price. You can't expand forever.