Uber

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Ride-hailing company whose regulatory brawls and 2017 governance collapse made it the case study of growth-at-all-costs startup culture.

8 books · 1 people behind it

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  1. Super PumpedMike Isaac, 2019
  2. The UpstartsBrad Stone, 2017
  3. UberlandAlex Rosenblat, 2018

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Books 8

Super Pumped
T1 Super Pumped
Mike Isaac · 2019 · The definitive account of Kalanick's rise and ouster.
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Alexis OhanianAndrew WilkinsonAnna ChengChangpeng ZhaoKara SwisherMorgan Housel
The Upstarts
T2 The Upstarts
Brad Stone · 2017 · Parallel histories of Uber and Airbnb and the regulatory fights.
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Sean Ellis
Wild Ride
T3 Wild Ride
Adam Lashinsky · 2017 · Reported from inside Uber just before the 2017 crisis broke.
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Alfred Lin
Brotopia
T3 Brotopia
Emily Chang · 2018 · Reporting on the culture that produced Uber's 2017 crisis.
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Aaron LevieAileen LeeArianna HuffingtonBill GurleyMelinda GatesSteph Smith
Gigged
T3 Gigged
Sarah Kessler · 2018 · The gig-work model Uber's unit economics depend on.
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Uberland
T3 Uberland
Alex Rosenblat · 2018 · Field research on algorithmic management of drivers.
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Whistleblower
T3 Whistleblower
Susan Fowler · 2020 · Insider memoir by the engineer whose blog post triggered the reckoning.
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Hustle and Gig
T4 Hustle and Gig
Alexandrea J. Ravenelle · 2019 · Sociology of platform work across Uber and peers.
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