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re: Uber opens its books to bloomberg

Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:23 am to
Posted by barry
Location, Location, Location
Member since Aug 2006
50368 posts
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:23 am to
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An employee just signs up, uses his/her own assets to buy their car, then Uber starts making money off their fares


you still have to manage that employee, they have millions of drivers. That cost money.
Also investing back into the company (driverless cars)
Advertising
Lord knows how much on legal fees and dealing with governments and municipalities.


Their gains are apparently still outpacing their losses, but still they have burned through A LOT of cash.
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 10:25 am
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61441 posts
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:45 am to
Aren't there also many promotions where uber actually pays the driver more than the cost of the fare?
Posted by Hawkeye95
Member since Dec 2013
20293 posts
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:46 am to
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Their gains are apparently still outpacing their losses, but still they have burned through A LOT of cash.


its ridiculous how much cash they burn through. A warning sign that something is not right with management if you ask me.

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