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Tech Earnings Breakdown: $UBER, $LYFT, $KIND with TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm | E1845

Category: Technology
Duration: 01:19:04
Publish Date: 2023-11-11 04:29:26
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Today’s show:

TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to break down the latest earnings reports from Uber (4:04), Lyft (24:28), and Nextdoor (44:15). Then, the two dive into WeWork's failed business model (1:01:44), the viability of various careers as AI advances (38:33), and much more!

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Tech Crunch’s Alex Wilhelm joins Jason

(4:04) Uber’s earning report

(7:04) Pirate cut-throat mentality analogy and the money-ball system

(10:11) NetSuite - Download your free KPI Checklist at http://www.netsuite.com/twist

(11:12) Did the press get Uber’s Earnings report right?

(17:39) Uber and the J-Curve

(20:29) Miro - Sign up for a free account at https://www.miro.com/startups

(22:17) Uber, China, and DiDi

(23:14) ZIRP environment playbook to own a market

(24:28) Lyft gets a participation trophy

(25:22) Comparing Lyft to Uber’s Revenue (Quarterly)

(27:53) Labor availability

(31:05) Arising Ventures - head to http://www.arisingventures.com/TWIST to learn more and connect with the team

(32:15) Immigration policy and a record-low unemployment

(37:37) The underground economy

(38:33) AI effects on unemployment

(39:12) Let’s build new cities!

(44:15) NextDoor earnings

(55:34) A case for hiring remotely

(59:13) Combining remote work with the power of AI

(1:01:44) Clip from TWiST E969 with Alex about WeWork

(1:04:22) Earnings “supplements”

(1:07:35) When Alex discovered business as a youth

(1:14:18) A South Park clip!

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