Founded in 2009, Uber has grown to operate in 26 countries and 33 US cities, generating $20 million in revenue with 79,000 signups. The document discusses Uber's founders, valuation of $3.5 billion, popularity due to clear pricing and pickup anywhere, use of direct user feedback, and prediction of continued legal battles and growth through a potential partnership with Google despite competition from taxis and companies like Lyft and Sidecar.
#4: All figures are from a recently leaked financial report so we don’t know how accurate they are$20 million per week79000 signups per week
#5: Founded in San Francisco because getting a regular cab in the city was almost impossibleHas undergone many different funding rounds, their latest funding round of funding was 361 millilonIs currently in 26 countries and 33 us cities
#8: Free rides for everyoneCars were restricted from the airportOffered rides at a nearby cross roads
#10: Legal battles in every new market they joinThey have revenue of over $20 million per week, can’t see that many costsTaxis are trying to catch up Google was part of the group that invested $258 million and many believe that Uber is looking to buy self-driving cars