Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi estimated a 2.95-mile ride would cost $20 but was surprised to learn it actually cost $51, Wired reported.

Uber CEO balks after a reporter tells him the cost of his 2.9-mile Uber ride: ‘Oh my God. Wow.’::undefined

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      It was a sound business idea though. Just a shitty investment idea.

      The owners/founders made shitloads off it (at the expense of investors.)

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          oh, yeah. the gig economy and the startups that exploit is genuinely awful. Can’t say I feel bad for the duped investors, though. They invested in a genuinely shitty company. so. heh.