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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Both sides of the Uber.
Rider and driver. There is a game to win #cs183uber #cs183i #ExternalAPI #puInternship1u |
I categorized this as CS major, Chief Revenue Officer. This should not intimidate you because bit.ly/ubermmpqq is laid out so easily a 7th grader could do this

The problem goes in this box of “Business Model Generation”. So the problem = Uber drivers drive around and me very low wages per hour.
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
“Uber has been trying to perfect the algorithm of “The Perfect Ride” #Ubernomics fork #cs183uber /cs183i
–@LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
“A perfect, perfect ride is where a first time Uber driver drives using your referral code” —@LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Certain addresses have got to be more airport-trip-likely. eg #757Market #180Hamilton #520Cowper #98SanJacinto @LarryChiang
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
specific addresses must be super-short-trips ie Coffee shop, grocery store, central valley Rub and Tug
–#puInternship1u @LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Driver revenue maximization. Do #leadGen and sell the bottled hope thats driving-for-Uber. Make $300 per Referral
—@LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
printing your referral code on a plain white business card is a start.
#cs183uber is about new business ac creation @LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Not joking, this has a 1,000x “Return On Investment”
Herein referred to ass ROI #cs183uber —@LarryChiang pic.twitter.com/T241yBZq2Z |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
“There is still an effen cab line at 625 El Camino #SiliconValley‘s ground zero. U can bet theres a cab line there too.” |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Super majority of limousine Main St buyers at least want to text for a car. LET EM!!!! |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Wear a Uber shirt they gave U at orientalation.
Then walk up to the airport cab line and do #CollisonBros installs —@LarryChiang #cs183uber |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Hand out slices of pizza at gas stations in Walnut Creek.
Tons of fossils in the 925 can’t find the app store, so they ask. —@LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
When I say MainSt., I mean ‘the area to the wayyyyy right of The Chasm. Aka “late adopters”
—@LarryChiang pic.twitter.com/o3SfWPs6PG |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Why are you on Quora. You’re an early adopter. Talking about early Uber adoption. Go Rt of The Chasm, my friend.
@LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Did you just make 2.40, 2.76, 2.44, $2.40, $4.00?! Log the address sans PII (privately ID info) into WordPress
—@LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
This guy in Menlo Pk used to drive black town cars. Now he drives a Prius and maintains a blog/newsletter than nets $3k/wk |
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How much do drivers make = popular question.
See your answer there quora.com/Uber-Drivers-a… —@LarryChiang |
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so the #leadGen idea is this. You drive in a territory that has a spiff to find drivers. Then blog about addresses & hacks.
— @LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Uber driver cohort mentorship. Have the mentorship be Uber local (pun intended) via WordPress. #LTMVBP
Re @LarryChiang‘s #cs183uber |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
My
Less Than Minimum Viable Blog Post #LTMVBP #MVBP on #startupOasis to one |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
#LTMVBP = 12 sentences, 2 pictures 1 focus. Optional video embed. All on WordPress. #cs183uber pic.twitter.com/7ULjdIVdEp
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
so the #leadGen idea is this. You drive in a territory that has a spiff to find drivers. Then blog about addresses & hacks.
— @LarryChiang |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
#LTMVBP = 12 sentences, 2 pictures 1 focus. Optional video embed. All on WordPress. #cs183uber pic.twitter.com/7ULjdIVdEp
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