[derricgilling]

Startups are not easy and there is only so much bandwidth. Many startups ideas can be visionary since it's a pain that the founder dealt with either in real life or as a developer. Is it right to call Uber less visionary than a company focused on solving healthcare or to keep Moore's going forward? There can be both technical and business innovation. Uber (and especially it's initial black car service) may have seemed like a SF-only problem in the early days superficially, but now Uber solves real problems such as mobilizing senior citizens that don't have a license or reducing drunk driving. Vision isn't something that is built and realized on day one but rather grows organically over time.

[collyw]

>but now Uber solves real problems such as mobilizing senior citizens that don't have a license or reducing drunk driving.

Taxis existed before Uber.

[aianus]

Taxis are 2.5x to 4x (if you pool) more expensive than Uber where I live.

Uber definitely changed the economics of dropping in to visit your grandkids or using a DD vs driving drunk vs ride sharing.