The Skift Travel Podcast
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Super Apps, AI and Uber Teens
Oct 26, 2023
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi discusses Uber's burn rate, AI, Uber Teens, and becoming a super app. They also talk about the importance of Uber Eats, profitability through growth, targeted advertising, credit cards, and career compounding.
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Quick takeaways
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi highlights the shift from growth-at-any-cost to profitable growth and outlines Uber's path to consistent profitability.
- Uber is expanding its services beyond transportation, becoming an operating system for daily life with offerings like Uber Eats and features like Uber Teens and Uber Reserve.
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Uber's CEO discusses the company's financial progress
Uber CEO Dara Koschrashahi acknowledges the high burn rate the company faced in the past, but highlights their recent positive financial performance. He mentions that Uber has become profitable for the first time, with over $1.1 billion in free cash flow in the last quarter. Koschrashahi emphasizes the importance of shifting from a growth-at-any-cost mentality to profitable growth and outlines their path to consistent profitability.
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