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Listening Length: 7 hours and 37 minutes

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Audible.com Release Date: May 23, 2017

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Engaging stories. Crisp writing. Informative. More info on Kalanick than the inner workings of Uber. Only 4 vs 5 stars because while a great book, not one I’d rank in my top 10.

This is an important book for all entrepreneurs, investors, and those interested in the evolution of the business of applied technology. And, also anyone interested in the inside story of Uber’s rise and quest for world domination.Adam Lashinsky is a writer and assistant managing editor of Fortune magazine, and a New York Times best-selling author. His skill is evident in this well-researched, well-paced and insightful book.The reason I rate this book so highly is because it provides valuable insights and clarity for both entrepreneurs, and investors in start-ups. This is the story of one of the most successful companies in the world: Uber employs 12,000 people and turns over $6.5b. The book debunks many myths and misunderstandings about start-ups.In the last two months, I have witnessed a shareholder in a start-up accuse management of “not doing their homework” because their initial strategy for their start-up failed, and they were thrashing about for a new strategy. I have witnessed investors analysing a start-up using the same tools as they would use for a listed company.The founders of Uber surely had a clear strategy when they started out, which they followed to great success. Their investors surely applied tried and proven analytical tools to assess their investment. Both presumptions are profoundly wrong.The Uber myth was that the early investors and founders, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, were in Paris trying to get a taxi, with no success. There it became clear to them that a taxi-hailing app on their phones would be a welcome and winning relief for this frustration, that many must be experiencing. And Uber was born.Let’s start with the name Uber. It was chosen by Camp, who registered the site Ubertaxi.com, because it is German and means ‘above’ – a cut above. This was appropriate because his initial idea was to own a fleet of limousines and employ drivers who could be hailed by an app. Using a German name, Camp thought, would conjure images of elite German quality, and class.It took years for the idea that we now know as Uber, (not the company,) to solidify into anything resembling a ride-hailing app, servicing two “customers” – independent drivers of their own vehicles, and passengers needing transportation. This supposed ‘lightbulb moment’, this ‘flash of clarity’, took a long time to turn on, as do all quality innovations and creations. Far from being a flash of clarity, the initial founders and those who joined them, wobbled their way forward to success, and are still doing so.Did they have a strategic plan solid enough to be followed? Not even close. Far from their limousines is their most successful product, UberX, a no-frills compact car, driven by independent drivers. And Uber is constantly trying, succeeding and sometimes failing. UberEats is an example of one of the successes – the delivery of takeaway food for people.Uber’s foray into China was an expensive disaster costing the company billions of dollars. They tried to enter what is fast becoming the world’s most valuable taxi market. Uber has retreated after a bad bruising by their Chinese equivalents, Didi and Kuaidi. This fight even involved Didi investing in Uber’s competitor in the US, Lyft, which made Uber less able to continue the fight in China. Didi also received a billion-dollar investment from Apple. Eventually Uber sold its Chinese operations to Didi in return for a 17.7% stake in that company.Uber has been profoundly disruptive to the centuries-old taxi industry - horse-drawn to fossil-fuelled. The taxi industry has always been based on two pillars: a limited supply of vehicles and high prices. The scarcity of vehicles makes getting a ride something that is rarely available when you need it, and requires some forward planning. This is because the taxis are owned by the taxi companies and each one is an expensive asset. Additionally, employing taxi drivers is expensive and the legislation governing transporting passengers is complex.The Uber disruption comes from destroying the pillars of the old taxi industry. Uber owns no vehicles. Their app enables eligible people to use their own vehicles, offer rides at discounted prices, and skirt (or violate?) legislation. With so many cars about, the Uber app enables the driver closest to your location to respond to your request for a ride. When there is higher demand from passengers, prices rise, encouraging more drivers to get into their cars and cash in on the higher priced fares.Not only is hailing a ride with an Uber quicker than conventional taxis, but their fares are cheaper. This has raised the ire of conventional taxis, which in South Africa has led to deadly assaults on Uber drivers. Around the world the response by the conventional taxi industry has been the same, anger and frustration at a “lawless” rival, who is not compliant with the same regulations as those imposed onconventional taxis.Anyone with a car in good condition and a clean police record can become an Uber driver in days of making the decision. Thanks to the various GPS systems, knowledge of the roadways is no longer a requirement. Drivers are rated by passengers so they are encouraged to drive well, and be courteous and friendly. So are passengers, so that drivers can avoid the abusive ones.Uber drivers can work as much or as little as they wish, and those who are experienced and determined, can usually earn adequately. In some countries, many drivers are part-timers who are supplementing their incomes using an asset they already possess.How long can Uber last against the tide of the conventional taxi industry? Most probably longer than the conventional taxi industry can withstand their onslaught. Uber is a clever idea whose time has come, as seen from other industries where people aggregate to exploit their assets such as Airbnb, the private-accommodation platform.But unlike Airbnb, Uber is facing a huge and disruptive change of its own – the driverless car. The technology to enable driverless vehicles is already in use - partially in some industries and fully in others. We have driverless trucks licenced to travel on highways in certain American states, and cars with ever greater self-driving capacity.With Uber earning its income from the use of their app by drivers, this business model will have to change when driverless cars become more commonplace. Uber is acutely aware of this and is investing heavily in driverless technology. A new business model will have to be developed to respond.Online banking is a pure IT play we have become used to. More fascinating will be the combination of ‘digital and atoms’, as the combination of the Uber app and the vehicle demonstrates.Readability Light --+-- SeriousInsights High --+-- LowPractical High ----+ Low*Ian Mann of Gateways consults internationally on leadership and strategy, and is the author of the recently released ‘Executive Update.

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Overall a fun book to read about Uber and Travis, giving you a different perspective. Would recommend anyone who wants to understand about Uber and why it’s so valuable

thanks to Adam Lashinsky, this is a good read!

Wild Ride is a poorly written summary of all the Uber news articles published over the last several months with a more sympathetic view towards Travis Kalanick and more detail about a few of the other key characters that helped scale Uber. To have published this book before the Uber story unfolds (who takes over/ how the company overcomes the current litigation/does the company become profitable and when) further reflects the author's lack of enthusiasm about thinking about Uber in the long run. You know the cliffhanger before you start the book.. will Uber be successful on its quest for "world domination".. we don't know!

Uber has revolutionized the way people get around and transformed the global transportation industry. To put it bluntly, Uber has changed the world for the better. But while their growth at all costs mentality has bolstered their valuation, revenue and market share, they've made quite a few enemies and missteps along the way. And at the heart of it all, is their embattled CEO Travis Kalanick. This book focuses on what made Travis who he is today and the various battles he's had to face along the way.I'm a bit biased since I'm in the book (page 166) but I thoroughly enjoyed the book and felt that it was easy to read and interesting. Having access to the CEO makes for some great stories and I learned a lot about Kalanick's childhood and previous companies that I never knew.

Very engrossing read of a very innovative company and its leader. From humble beginnings to silicon valley leader. Buy it

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