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How Uber Was Made

Author: Dmytro Brovkin
by Dmytro Brovkin
Posted: Aug 15, 2017

Uber has transformed the world. Indeed, its inconceivable to think of a world without the convenience of the innovative ride share service. Born in part from a job market which constantly deregulating, Uber has emerged triumphant, operating in over 58 countries and its valued at roughly $66 billion. They’ve established branches in over 581 cities in over 82 countries with the United States, Brazil, China, Mexico, India are Uber’s as they active countries.

If that wasn’t impressive enough, in 2016 the company completed a total of? 2 billion riders in one week. When you consider the fact that the first billion rides took Uber 6 years, but the second billion was garnered in a mere 6 months, it’s not surprising to see Uber emerge as a global business leader. This worldwide phenomenon is built on a simple idea, seductive it its premise: the ability to hail a car with nothing but your smartphone.

It took the problem of hailing at taxi and gave it a equitable solution for all, solving the eternal chicken-or-egg problem, further capitalizing on the emerging market. And smart people are asking the right question: how do I build an app like Uber for my business needs?

Humble Beginnings

It all started in 2008, with the founders of Uber discussing the future of tech at a conference. By 2010, Uber officially launched in San Francisco. In 6 months, they had 6,000 users and provided roughly 20,000 rides. What was the key to their success? For one, Uber’s founders focused on attracting both drivers and riders simultaneously. San Francisco?was, acting as the heart of the tech community in the US, was thus the perfect sounding board for this form of technological innovation to thrive.

In the beginning, Uber spread their app through word of mouth, hosting and sponsoring tech events, and giving participants of their events free rides with their app. This form of go to marketing persists today; giving 50% discounts to new riders for the first Uber ride...

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I am a co-founder of an outsourcing company OctoDev. We design and develop mobile applications for startups in any field.

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