DanielleMorrill
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Haha too funny, I remember sitting with my cofounders last summer during YC and joking "if this doesn't work out maybe we could sell it to Yahoo!... we're even purple!". The real metric of success will be whether they can convince these talented people to stay. I'd also be curious to hear more about how they're doing with slowly phasing out useless folks through attrition rather than layoffs (which would be bad PR).
I absolutely agree, because every piece of the retail supply chain is being disrupted. The reason it is still years in the future is because there will need to be a critical mass of innovation disrupting buying, procurement, shipping, warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, merchandising, commerce and secondary markets to see the full wave. It is definitely coming.
Memento Mori
Also reminded me of "Dead Hearts" by Stars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQT2HVfxJu4
It's a wonder Uber was operating at all during this period, considering the substantial additional risk to drivers and their cars (which are not owned or maintained by Uber). Uber isn't a public service or utility, it is a business and can operate as it pleases. Customers can go elsewhere if it doesn't suit them. This anti-capitalist sneering from Paul Carr is nothing new, shame he writes about startups who are most likely to be crippled by this kind of thinking and its potential influence on public policy.
Consider us duly warned. Is there a post forthcoming?
@sarahcuda Bah! The best part of this list is that it has 5 DOers, rather than rampant self-promoters. That's why I'm honored to be on it