Uber CEO argues with driver over business model

[Alpha Male]

i feel like i'm being trolled by all you dumb mfers.. is this real. are ya'll serious w/ this shyt

 

[Master Teacher]

so again answer my simple question.

one of those 5-10 'regulars' calls you for a ride and they need you to be there by 5pm. only you're already driving someone else around on the other side of town and you won't be free until 7pm. what do you do?

WHY wouldn't they just use ANY other car service? uber, lyft, etc.

I've answered this question ten time already

you're not trying to REPLACE UBER, you're not trying to be an uber drive

you being a private driver specially for individuals, you feel your schedule around the needs of individuals, it's not hard to do

you're thinking this random on the fly like uber, but this pre-arranged you idiot

its for people who need to driven somewhere on a regular basis, not for someone who randomly needs a ride

 

[Master Teacher]

i feel like i'm being trolled by all you dumb mfers.. is this real. are ya'll serious w/ this shyt

I've taking uber enough times, people give me the cards all the time

when I was in LA, I had the same person drive me around town, because they were right by where I was staying, and I also needed to go somewhere

 

[Master Teacher]

i swear this forum is exposes how dumb cacs are

 

[Alpha Male]

I've answered this question ten time already

you're not trying to REPLACE UBER, you're not trying to be an uber drive

you being a private driver specially for individuals, you feel your schedule around the needs of individuals, it's not hard to do

you're thinking this random on the fly like uber, but this pre-arranged you idiot

its for people who need to driven somewhere on a regular basis, not for someone who randomly needs a ride

yes it is.

it is literally impossible for this to be a one man operation.

you have no idea when people are going to be calling.

you will have to be on call 24/7.

in order to be someone's private driver you need to be AVAILABLE and you CANNOT guarentee that. you're ONE person.

 

[Nuke Dukem]

I've answered this question ten time already

you're not trying to REPLACE UBER, you're not trying to be an uber drive

you being a private driver specially for individuals, you feel your schedule around the needs of individuals, it's not hard to do

you're thinking this random on the fly like uber, but this pre-arranged you idiot

its for people who need to driven somewhere on a regular basis, not for someone who randomly needs a ride

I think he's saying

If you have 5 regulars right

Say 2 of them both need a ride at 3pm

1 isn't gonna get a ride


So why would he continue to fukk with u if you're not a for sure thing and instead just grab an uber



I feel like you're saying build a clientele based off of YOUR schedule, that sounds harder to do.. I mean I guess if ALL the cards fell right then you could have a 1pm, a 2pm , a 4 pm and so on and so on

 

[Master Teacher]

I think he's saying

If you have 5 regulars right

Say 2 of them both need a ride at 3pm

1 isn't gonna get a ride


So why would he continue to fukk with u if you're not a for sure thing and instead just grab an uber



I feel like you're saying build a clientele based off of YOUR schedule, that sounds harder to do.. I mean I guess if ALL the cards fell right then you could have a 1pm, a 2pm , a 4 pm and so on and so on

Why you have two people scheduled at the same time

you would never have the situation, because that will already be booked
so if a rider needs a ride everydatyat that time you have to tell them you can't do it
it doesn't hurt you because you already have that time book, depending on how the short the trip is, you might be able to get them to where they need to go on time, and could work something out

It's called problem solving, first thing you need to know how to do when you are self employed

but let me keep simple, because the shyt I'm telling I should charge, because you guys lack cognitive thinking of a true hutsler

Say I have zero clients

I'm driving uber, I talk to somebody, they say they live in the area and always need a ride at 9 am and ride back around 3 o' clock
You give them your card, and tell them you'll be their personal driver and be there at 9 am everytime they need a ride
they say okay

So now you have 9 am and 3 o clock booked every day

So the next time you close a client, if they need a ride at 9 you SAY YOU CAN'T DO IT because the time is book it takes you 30 minutes to complete that trip
that might so okay, or they say I can wait till 9: 30 for to pick me up, and you say okay

It's not that fukking hard

It's called LAW OF AVERAGES

Eventually you find enough clients to fill out the time of the day
you take on clients by the TIMES YOU HAVE AVAILABLE that's what I mean when I say fit around your schedule

now say you thank you

 

[the cac mamba]

its so easy for a trust fund baby to talk about taking responsibility...all they had to do is not fukk up whats layed out for them...man must be nice

shoutout to @88m3

 

[Alpha Male]

I'm driving uber, I talk to somebody, they say they live in the area and always need a ride at 9 am and ride back around 3 o' clock
You give them your card, and tell them you'll be their personal driver and be there at 9 am everytime they need a ride
they say okay

So now you have 9 am and 3 o clock booked every day

So the next time you close a client, if they need a ride at 9 you SAY YOU CAN'T DO IT because the time is book it takes you 30 minutes to complete that trip
that might so okay, or they say I can wait till 9: 30 for to pick me up, and you say okay

It's not that fukking hard

It's called LAW OF AVERAGES

Eventually you find enough clients to fill out the time of the day
you take on clients by the TIMES YOU HAVE AVAILABLE that's what I mean when I say fit around your schedule

now say you thank you

i'm sorry but if i were a uber passenger and you approached me for your services i don't think i would even consider it. you offer no benefit to me. you're not a guarantee and there's too much risk. like how would we even communicate? via text? via phone? what if you can't make it one day? how much notice am i gonna get? what if i gotta call YOU and let YOU know about some changes? what if you don't pick up the phone? are you aware i can order an uber car using an APP???

only thing you could offer me is reduced pricing but sorry if i'm taking uber on the regular that probably means i work, which i means i can afford it, which means i don't need the discount that bad.

but good luck. if your heart is in it i suggest you follow through with it.

 

[Master Teacher]

i'm sorry but if i were a uber passenger and you approached me for your services i don't think i would even consider it. you offer no benefit to me. you're not a guarantee and there's too much risk. like how would we even communicate? via text? via phone? what if you can't make it one day? how much notice am i gonna get? what if i gotta call YOU and let YOU know about some changes? what if you don't pick up the phone? are you aware i can order an uber car using an APP???

only thing you could offer me is reduced pricing but sorry if i'm taking uber on the regular that probably means i work, which i means i can afford it, which means i don't need the discount that bad.

but good luck. if your heart is in it i suggest you follow through with it.

You're just one person
not everyone is going to deal with you

All you need is ten people to, and you meet more than that everyday driving uber if you do it for a living

Uber isn't guarantee if you need to somewhere on time
what if the closet driver to you is 30 minutes away and you need a ride in the next ten to make it where you need to go on time, because your running late

havingpre-arrangements are more guaranteed than anything

but I do need to convince
chauffeur services already exists

Uber just takes advantage of idiots who don't know they could do it themselves

your whole argument was it wouldn't work when people are already private drivers for a living
you really only need one affluent client to make a living driving lmao, but you can easily get a few

IF YOU TRY, you're not go getter, you're not salesman, so it doesn't apply to you

you don't even ride uber so you're not the customer base anyway

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

uber drivers are just as dumb as the people who drive for cab companies instead of owing their own cab

all they have to do is make your transportation llc, hand your cards out to people who drive uber and tell them to call you direct instead whenever they need a ride

you can get a credit card processor and take cash, and all that, matter of fact you really just need to have a contract with a few businesses who need to their clients, or employees driven around when they travel to your city

I think the problem with Uber really boils down to them not just focusing on the product. They wanna make autonomous cars and all this horse shyt.... eliminate cabs etc.... they should have just set themselves up to be a pure dispatching and processing company. IMO by excluding cabs they are throwing money in the garbage. They could do something like rank by tier... so if you want a cab that would be one tier, a regular car would be another, "Uber Black" would be another.

You look at companies like MC/Visa/Paypal... there is hella money in just being an intermediary. As you said just let people get an LLC, cab insurance, and whatever licensure is necessary from their city and eat. They made it a lot more complicated than it needed to be.

 

[David_TheMan]

yes it is.

it is literally impossible for this to be a one man operation.

you have no idea when people are going to be calling.

you will have to be on call 24/7.

in order to be someone's private driver you need to be AVAILABLE and you CANNOT guarentee that. you're ONE person.

So you are claiming private drivers and driver services don't exist?
Come on man, you can't be this dense.

 

[David_TheMan]

I think the problem with Uber really boils down to them not just focusing on the product. They wanna make autonomous cars and all this horse shyt.... eliminate cabs etc.... they should have just set themselves up to be a pure dispatching and processing company. IMO by excluding cabs they are throwing money in the garbage. They could do something like rank by tier... so if you want a cab that would be one tier, a regular car would be another, "Uber Black" would be another.

You look at companies like MC/Visa/Paypal... there is hella money in just being an intermediary. As you said just let people get an LLC, cab insurance, and whatever licensure is necessary from their city and eat. They made it a lot more complicated than it needed to be.

That could work, but i can understand why they would want the riders to be directly under them, especially in terms of providing quality, it helps in the initial stage

 

[Pressure]

I love it when the trolls start infighting.

 

[blackzeus]

I love it when the trolls start infighting.

It's always amusing watching people who aren't out there in the streets telling people who are out there in the streets making money what they are doing wrong @MasterTeacher I have a friend that leases cars to Uber Drivers. He charges $200-250/week and he has no shortage of demand. The transportation industry is only for those who understand the game, don't waste your time arguing with idiots breh