[HN Gopher] Beyond the PayPal Mafia: A Case Study on the Uber Al...
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Beyond the PayPal Mafia: A Case Study on the Uber Alumni Network
Author : amrrs
Score : 19 points
Date : 2023-04-07 21:37 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| indus wrote:
| Isn't mafiadom a representation of a clique? Closed network for
| the benefits of its members.
|
| Not undermining the success of entrepreneurs but curious about
| tech's obsession with mafia.
| toomuchtodo wrote:
| People want to be in the "in" group and desire status.
| mi_lk wrote:
| Not to undermine the good effort to put those data together. But
| for reasons the author didn't mention she's ex-Uber who founded
| Fast which was a disaster to put it lightly
|
| https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/05/fast-shuts-doors-after-slo...
| roopawl wrote:
| Another commenter mentions the 'moral flexibility' of Uber. From
| the featured photo this appears to be another attribute of the
| diaspora. The business model of Arrived is frankly disgusting.
|
| I highly recommend "Poverty, By America" if you'd like the
| background for my comment.
|
| https://www.amazon.com/Poverty-America-Matthew-Desmond/dp/05...
| ipython wrote:
| Don't forget that the secret formula also includes a certain,
| shall I say, moral flexibility: https://gizmodo.com/portland-
| says-uber-targeted-more-than-a-...
| blaufast wrote:
| I had lunch with an early Uber employee (male) who told me
| 'wokeness killed uber'. He said the famous cultural issues
| "weren't real", an if TK hadn't been ousted they'd have
| destroyed Lyft completely in a few months.
|
| A couple of months before the self driving car killed a
| pedestrian in Arizona, a drunk engineer from that team told me
| 'everybody is lying on their human intervention reports to the
| state, that's just how the sausage is made'
|
| Late Uber produces seriously impressive technology and mature,
| reliable services. Early Uber was so errr.. problematic... that
| I'd be hesitant to wear that as a badge.
| roopawl wrote:
| I think the moral flexibility of the diaspora and the people
| who encouraged it for $ would be a way more interesting
| article.
|
| From the linked article linked about 'Fast':
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| Earlier this year, NPR reported on how CEO Holland had his
| share of controversy in Australia prior to starting Fast.
| Holland's former startup, Tow.com.au, which aimed to be "the
| Uber of towing," failed in what at least one person described
| as a "disaster." NPR's article noted that Holland's previous
| venture was embroiled "in a multimillion-dollar billing dispute
| with the Australian state government over towing and impounding
| fees that led to the startup's liquidation in 2018."
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