[pfarnsworth]

Don't worry, don't lose too much sleep over it.

You forget that Uber was the last one to market with ridesharing. Lyft and Sidecar were out there faster. The reason why Uber is huge is because it was the first company to take all its money and go all-in into growth, by any means necessary. They spent and grew and got more funding until they were global within a few years, unlike most other companies. Their growth strategy is unprecedented and what is the most special about Uber, not the app itself, or even the idea.

You would most likely not have duplicated their growth strategy, and would have gotten steamrolled. At this point, there's no way you could get your foot in the door next to Lyft or Uber, without significant funding.

[codecamper]

I think there are some strategies that may still work.

FWIW, back then my friends sounded a lot what you are saying. Oh it's too hard. Oh you'll be up against big boys.

And I didn't do it b/c I'm a bit of a perfectionist. Uber did it. And, from what I understand, they did it by hiring someone off an offshore programming website. MVP.

And they built the human pyramid. That's what you need to do to retire. Build a human pyramid.

[pfarnsworth]

I'm troubled by the things that you say and your tone. I think you should talk with a therapist.

Money is not everything. You don't have to be a millionaire to have children. You don't need to be filthy rich to retire.

But you also have to accept that you would never, ever have built Uber. The growth strategy was executed perfectly, so far. So don't feel bad that you didn't finish the app, it wouldn't have made a difference.

So please move on, have a family, stop thinking about money.