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$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
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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...

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How to Build a Billion Dollar App takes a comprehensive look at how the world's top apps reached billion-dollar valuations. Read what people are saying about the book.

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George Berkowski is an entrepreneur, MIT Rocket Scientist, product guy and lover of apps.

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