Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin
Hubert Horan: Uber Isn’t Profitable yet but Is Getting Closer (nakedcapitalism.com)
2 points by dotcoma on Aug 11, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


> Uber has abandoned everything that got the market to enthusiastically support them 10 years ago. Uber is now just a much higher cost version of the traditional operators they vilified as an “evil taxi cartel”. Their fares are now higher than traditional taxis used to charge, they no longer offer a lot more cars in peak periods and they no longer serve neighborhoods throughout each city.


> Uber’s reluctance to explain how it improved margins and established a P&L advantage versus Lyft is because the explanation directly contradicts these corporate narratives, and because the explanation would help investors see that the recent rate of margin gains is not sustainable.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: