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I suspect that they've raised $700M because Travis Kalanick is involved. Uber made a lot of people rich, and some of those people would certainly be interested in investing w/ Travis again.

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I mean it does seem like a good opportunity. Renting a kitchen or even cooking out of your own kitchen seems like a way to bootstrap to success. I remember hearing/reading an NPR "how I made it" about Stacy's Pita chips and she basically followed this path. Here Travis seems have learned from WeWork to own the real estate and rent out the kitchen as well. It seems like a win-win.

Looks like an excellent opportunity. Real estate is not getting cheaper. I believe they are based in LA, so when I'm ready to move out there guaranteed I'll be applying there. :)

I'm sure there are less risky ways to make real estate plays.

It's interesting that he has apparently faced no consequences within the Silicon Valley community for creating a toxic corporate culture rife with sexual harassment and threatening behavior. (Just one example of many: https://time.com/5023287/uber-threatened-journalist-sarah-la...)

It is Silicon Valley... money talks, bullshit walks.

See: Wall Street in 80's.

Catchy phrase, but where is the bullshit here?

(also interesting that the meanings are reversed in the other saying "you talk the talk but can you walk the walk?")

His point is investors don't care about toxic cultures so long as they make money.

‘Money talks, ethics walks’ might be more appropriate

*tethics

For those of you who don't get that reference because you actually work in Silicon Valley and can't stand to watch the HBO comedy of the same name because it's too much like daily life:

Tethics - Silicon Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfRUQh_EHoQ

Silicon Valley S06E05 - Richard vs Tethics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9cdGXa-uyM

Nonsense. Investors are not uniform. He's got his buds and that's enough.

He's only raised $400 million and all of it is Saudi money because the Valley shunned him.

He was ousted from the company, what do you mean no consequences?

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