The Value of Uber

From the WSJ article “Uber Valued at More Than $50 Billion” comes an informative inside look at Uber’s record-breaking value. The article first grabbed my attention from its use of a comparison of Uber to Facebook.UBERThe article uses a graph to show the comparison between the two companies, and any reader can see that Uber gained its success around years 4 and 5 opposed to Facebook, which gained its success in year 7. The article also mentions that Facebook gained its success in the midst of a market correction, which lead to its small downturn in valuation around 2009. After this comparison, the article describes and gives insight to the investments and funding involved in the company of Uber. The article provides its readers with a clear understanding of how Uber invests and funds its money by using generic words and phrases that most knowledgeable people can understand. The article ends with an even more hopeful look at Uber’s addition of new technology and a potential plan for the company to go public.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-valued-at-more-than-50-billion-1438367457

3 thoughts on “The Value of Uber

  1. Chris McDonough

    This was a really cool post. I like how you used the graph and the comaprison to facebook considering its such a well known company. That really added credibility to the article.

  2. Alec Brown

    I didn’t know Uber would be worth this much, but it’s very interesting. I liked your use of graphs and statistics.

  3. Alex Stojanoff

    This was a great post! I had no idea what the worth of Uber was. You did a good job of analyzing the compare/contrast between the two companies.

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