$40 billion app: What another $1 billion in the bank means for Uber George December 4, 2014 Funding, Uber Uber wants to be the world’s private driving service. Now the company is amassing the war chest to do it. The start-up closed a new $1.2 billion round of financing on Thursday, with investors valuing the...
Uber is the Master of Aggressive Expansion George August 24, 2014 ecommerce, Uber There's really no doubt that Uber is killing it in terms of expansion. Check out the graphic below which illustrates the massive amount they achieved during the summer of 2014. Most companies would be...
That’s one Uber Valuation: $18.2 billion George June 6, 2014 Billion Dollar Apps, ecommerce, Funding, Uber 1 Comment Uber Technologies Inc.'s whopping valuation of $18.2 billion is a bet by some of the world's top investors that the car-hailing smartphone app can grow by expanding world-wide and branching into new arenas,...
Uber CEO: How I Hire George January 7, 2014 Founder Interviews, Insights, Uber Interesting interview from Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick, about what it takes to hire great people when you're growing...
Uber breaks into the Billion Dollar Club with Style George August 23, 2013 Uber It seems that Travis Kalancik has really been busy. His uber-fast growing transportation app has raised $258 million from private equity giant TPG and Google Ventures. According to a Delaware filing the...
