Re: [projectvrm] Uber scores and so do we

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On Jun 6, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Kaliya Identity Woman < "> > wrote:

Sigh -  Google is a major investor….

They are building it all up to FLIP the network into driverless cars in 5-10 years. 

http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/

We need to do drivers driving PEOPLE without a giant silo (UBER) in the middle mediating transactions and extracting value from all of us using their system. 

- Kaliya

Uber doesn't just "extract" value. It als creates value, employs people, and disrupts a business category (taxi/livery) that had long been stuck in the past. 

It is, however, a silo.

And, fwiw, "classic" or ideal intentcasting would include more than one company responding to an intentcast.

Doc

On Jun 6, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Nathan Schor < "> > wrote:

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/uber-raises-new-funds-at-17-billion-valuation

From the piece:

In an already hot market for successful start-ups, Uber has reached a whole new level. The car ride service said on Friday that it had raised $1.2 billion at an eye-popping $17 billion valuation, surpassing virtually every one of its peers in the latest generation of apps.

Notably and regrettably, not a word or hint in the piece about demand-side commerce or VRM or the like. But, encouraging to us is the deal that ‘blows them all away’ is, after all is said and done, based on an a classic intentcasting business model.

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