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Biz Model for

Uber Technologies Inc.


A REAL-TIME RIDESHARING SERVICE

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services and real-time ridesharing

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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Background Taxi Services


More convenient than other modes of public transport
when going at a specific destination
Higher fees than other modes of public transport
Fixed price based on base fare, distance, time, peak
hours/weekends & public holidays, advanced booking fees

Requires a government license to be a taxi driver


Car rented by the taxi operator
Taxis can be hired

Hailing on the street


Waiting at specific taxi stations
For immediate booking by SMS, phone call, app
For advanced booking by phone call, apps

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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What does Uber Technologies Inc do?


Network Orchestrator, connecting passengers with drivers
Manages a network of drivers and passengers through a phone application
Provides options and varieties in the transportation service

GMC Yukon Denali

Toyota Camry

BMW 7 series

Mercedes S-Class

Source of image: https://www.uber.com/

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Uber: Real-Time Ridesharing


(FROM) RIDESHARING

Incremental
Evolution

(TO) REAL-TIME RIDESHARING

Shares the same car and destination

Shares the same car and destination

Shares the cost of gas, toll fees, parking

Individual costs

Pairs passengers and drivers who are heading in


the same direction / heading to the same
destination

Uses latest technologies

Time Sharing

Social Networks

Uses GPS and smartphones


Geared towards profit or commercial gain

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Uber: Real-Time Ridesharing


Yes

Real-Time Ride Sharing:


Uber, Lyft, etc..

Profit-driven

Drivers

Destination decided by

Passengers

Ride Sharing:
Neighbor, Colleague, Carpool, etc
No
Source of image: http://marketrealist.com/analysis/stock-analysis/technology/internet/charts/?featured_post=70133&featured_chart=70136

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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Value Proposition
EVERYONES PRIVATE DRIVER
One tap to ride

Reliable Pickup

Status Sharing

Ride Feedback

Cashless

EVERYONE CAN BE A DRIVER

Flexibility to drive

Extra Income

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Drive with Assurance

Value Proposition Network Orchestrator


Picks the passenger and brings him
to the destination

Passenger

Request for
ride

Notification of
the request

Notification of
acceptance

Accepts
request

- Pay the ride


- Give feedback

App

Driver

- Indicates navigation
- Estimates fare &

time
GPS
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Value Proposition A cheaper ride compared to Taxis


Ubers structure is simpler, thus generating lower costs which allows them to propose a lower price
No inventory
Uber doesnt have to pay fees as they are not taxi service operators
They are network orchestrators matching drivers and passengers
Drivers do not have to pay for professional fees to deliver the service

Uber drivers are partners not employees


Ease of becoming driver
More drivers than taxi drives in NYC 1
Majority of drivers are part time , only 38% worked full time 2
Part time driver can accept lower revenues than normal taxi drivers
1 http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/more-uber-cars-yellow-taxis-nyc/

2 http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/22/uber-study/

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Value Proposition Surge Pricing: Meeting high


demand
Surge Pricing : Uber rates increase to ensure reliability when demand cannot be met
Encourage more driver to be available.
DEMAND/SUPPLY ALGORITHM
Heat mapping to indicate where the demand is
God View real time aerial view of the
movement of cars1

SURGE PRICING ALGORITHM


Automatically detects situations of high demand
and low supply and adjusts price accordingly,
depending on the level of shortage.

Plenty of other data analyses, such as


Analyzing how many times the app is open
Analyzing accuracy of demand prediction to refine the
prediction algorithm
Calculating probability of accurate destinations and
popular destinations2
1 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/16/us-uber-privacy-idUSKBN0JU2DT20141216
2 http://blog.uber.com/passenger-destinations, http://blog.uber.com/2012/11/12/uberdata-mapping-a-citys-flow-using-ubers-ridership-data/
Source for both images: http://www.wired.com/2011/04/app-stars-uber/

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Value Proposition Surge Pricing: Patent Pending


US 2013/0246207A1 (pending grant)
System and Method for Dynamically Adjusting Prices
for Services

Pricing algorithm automatically detects situations


of high demand and low supply and hikes the price
in increments, depending on the scale of the
shortage.
Algorithm results in increased supply and reduced
demand.
Through these two mechanisms, the company is able
to (a) increase supply, (b) assure reliability, a key tenet
of the company, and (c) maximize the number of
completed rides. Bill Gurley, Uber investor and
board member

E.g. prices to be changed if


utilization rate falls below 60% or
above 80%; or demand and
supply model that compares the
number of drivers to passengers.
Price adjusted relative to a fixed
price i.e. using a multiplier

Source of image: Patent No: US 2013/0246207A1 by Uber Technologies Inc, System and Method for Dynamically Adjusting Prices for Services

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Value Proposition Surge Pricing Example(1) Demand


Supply Equilibrium

$10

Normal Fare

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Value Proposition Surge Pricing Example(2) Demand >


Supply

$10

Fare Increases

$15

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Value Proposition Surge Pricing Example(3) Demand <


Supply

$15

Fare Decreases

$10

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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So who do you think are Ubers customers?


1) Drivers 2) Passengers 3) Both?
Source: Google Search Definitions

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Ubers definition of customer:


Individuals requesting or ordering an on-demand service, where a service provider refers to individuals
or entities that can provide the requested service e.g. car/taxi service.

Passenger

$$$

CUSTOMER
Paying for the service (transportation)

Commission

Uber

Driver

PARTNERS
Complementary Service Provider, NOT customer

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Customer Segments (by needs)


I want a ride (Taxi, UberX, UberTaxi, Lyft)

I want a luxury ride (Limousine Taxi, UberBlack)


Im willing to pay more to get a ride NOW (UberX,
Lyft)
I want the highest probability of getting a ride
I want a taxi NOW

I want to share the ride to reduce cost (UberPool)


I want a scheduled ride (Taxi)
I want a consistent good user experience (Uber,
Lyft)

Key Differentiators between the different options:


Price

Time
User experience
Options

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Targeted Customer Segments (Real-time Ridesharing)


EARLY ADOPTERS

EXAMPLES OF CUSTOMERS

Tech-Savvy Users

UberPool Non-working group e.g. students,


young adults

Smartphone Users

UberX e.g. working adults, people in a rush

Users who value time


People who appreciates having a ride confirmation
shortly after the need arises

Users with (limited) spending power. They are


either

UberTaxi e.g. the usual taxi passenger


UberBlack (Premium) e.g. professionals, people
who wish to show off

People who wish to save money but still get the


convenience or
They have the power to hail a ride at any price

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Ubers Estimated Market Share (NYC Jan 2015)


Total Taxi Market

135 million rides


~$1.9 Bn

40% of Total NYC Taxi Market (advanced


booking taxis, Uber, Lyft)

Target Market
55 million rides
~$1 Bn

45% of advanced booking Taxi Market 17% of


Total Taxi Market
Uber Market
Share
25 million rides
$0.4 Bn

Total Taxi market : http://www.statisticbrain.com/taxi-cab-statistics/


Uber Marke share: http://www.northjersey.com/news/move-to-regulate-ride-share-services-like-uber-lyft-advances-in-nj-video-1.1292267
Market Comparison in %: http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-revenue-rides-drivers-and-fares-2014-11?op=1

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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Value Capture
Pricing & Payment
Uber set prices for rides
Peak hours
Customers pay Uber with
credit card (not the drivers)

Splitting the Proceeds


20% of the ride go to Uber
Commission-based
Depends on the city and
competition

From revenues to Profits


Uber cover expenses (R&D,
marketing)
Employees & infrastructure
in cities

Reinvest to Grow
R&D and acquisition of new
business

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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Competition
Smartphone
Applications

Taxis

Real-time
Ridesharing

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Taxi (1)


Uber

Taxi

Advance Booking

No

Yes

Hiring Method

Smart Phone App

Flag/Call Center/App/Dedicated taxi queue

Payment

Cashless

Cash/Credit Card

Driver/Passenger Rating

Available

NA

Pricing Structure

Flexible

Structured

Fare Sharing

Anyone

Limited to friends

ETA to Destination

Available

NA

ETA of the Ride

Available

Available (Apps Only)

Car

Self

Rented from Taxi Company

Drivers perspectives

Flexible

Rigid

Law & Regulation (more on this later) Grey Area

Well-defined

Value Capture to Company

Rental Fee, Advertisement

Commission Fee

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Taxi (2) Pricing Structure


UBER

TAXI

Base fare

Base fare

Metered fare based on time/distance

Metered fare based on time/distance

Surge pricing

Additional costs

During high/low demand

Peak hour / midnight surcharge


Public Holiday surcharge
Advanced booking fee
Luggage fees
Area based surcharge
City
Airport

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Taxi (3) Pricing Structure

Graphs from: http://www.businessinsider.sg/uber-vs-taxi-pricing-by-city-2014-10/#.VQ7j7-6UfP8

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Taxi (4) Drivers Perspectives


UBER
Requirements
No professional taxi license required
Require your own vehicle

Income
Flexible timing part time work
Surge pricing may provide higher hourly wages

Expenses
Petrol
Personal insurance
Maintenance of personal vehicle

TAXI
Requirements
Professional taxi license / medallion

Income
Full time work (i.e cover daily rental work)
Fixed surcharges

Expenses
Fixed rental fees for taxi to be paid
License fees as a taxi driver to be paid

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Taxi (5) Drivers Perspectives

Image from: http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/22/uber-study/

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Lyft (1)


UBER

LYFT

Winner

Cost

Lower on Average

Higher

UBER

Surge Pricing

No Cap

Cap at 200%

LYFT (Passenger POV)

Surge Pricing

No Cap

Cap at 200%

UBER (Driver POV)

Company Investment (2014) ~$405 Million

~$330 Million

UBER

Safety

Insurance/Driver Rating

Insurance/Driver Rating

TIE

Customer Support

Online Support

24/7 Call Centre

TIE

Professionalism

Feels professional

Feels friendly

UBER

Service/Experience

Passenger-Driver Relationship Friendly Ride

Legality

Issues on real time ride sharing

LYFT
TIE
Winner UBER

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Lyft (2) Surge Pricing vs Prime Time


Similarities
Demand/supply algorithm
Both increases supply during high demand periods but
the limit of Prime Time also means that comparatively,
Uber partners would earn more during the same
period if demand is extremely high.

Differences
Surge Pricing: no cap (except for abnormal disruption
of the market more on that later)
Prime Time: 200% price surge i.e. cap of 3x fare
NYE 2014: 400% increase i.e. cap of 5x fare

The success of Ubers Surge Pricing


2 million matched rides on NYE 2014 (worldwide)
Source of image: http://blog.uber.com/cheersto2015

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Competitive Analysis Uber vs Lyft (3) Prices in different states


$3.00

$2.50

COST

$2.00

$1.50

$1.00

$0.50

$0.00
Source of image: Uber and Lyft websites

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Overall Competitive Analysis


Strategy Canvas for Uber, Lyft and Taxi
6

Advance Booking
Law & Regulation
Hiring Method (User Friendliness)
Cashless Payment
Fare Sharing
Drivers Flexibility
Go-to Market Car Flexibility
User Experience
Ride Information

Uber
0
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

Taxi
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

RATING

4
3
2
1

Advance
Booking

Law &
Regulation

Hiring Method
(User
Friendliness)

Cashless
Payment

Fare Sharing

Uber

Taxi

Drivers
Flexibility

Go-to Market
Car Flexibility

User
Experience

Ride
Information

Lyft

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Lyft
0
3
5
5
5
5
3
5
5

Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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Strategic Control
First mover advantage
Accumulate a larger parnter installed base, and realtime ridesharing apps thrive on the size of customer
base

Barrier to entry
Patent applications
If granted, Uber will be the only company in this line of business to
have related patents
But most patents refer to business methods

Network Effects
Customer
Partner

Source of image: http://patentvue.com/2014/03/04/sidecar-and-uber-patent-portfolios-lead-the-ride-sharing-industry/

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Strategic Control
Retain
& Gain
New

Drivers

Customers
Price promotions
Partnerships with
local establishments
e.g. restaurants,
shops

Partner rewards program


Vehicle Financing
Health Care Incentives
etc

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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Issues (worldwide)
Issues

Solutions
Driver/Passenger information, GPS following rides

Trust and Safety issues


Alleged (sexual) assaults
Alleged Kidnapping

Legal issues
Insurance coverage for accidents
Regulatory laws Illegal taxi operation?
Surge Pricing

Panic Button
Background checks, identification of new
technologies
Metromiles Uber Car Insurance
Insurance Coverage for UberX
Apps terms and conditions
Conforming to the laws
Cap on fares for certain events

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Issues: Background checks


All drivers are screened against:

County courthouse records


Federal courthouse records
Multi-State Criminal Database
National Sex Offender Registry screen
Social Security Trace (lifetime)
Motor Vehicle Records (historical and ongoing)

In Nov 2014, Uber started a safety review to


identify new technologies such as
Biometrics and
Voice verification

Further suggestions by U.S. Congress, Mar 2015


Adopt fingerprint-based background checks
Source of image: https://www.uber.com/safety

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Issues (worldwide)

You understand, therefore, that by using the application and the service, you
may be exposed to transportation that is potentially dangerous, offensive, harmful
to minors, unsafe or otherwise objectionable, and that you use the application
and the service at your own risk. - Ubers Terms & Conditions

Issues
Trust and Safety issues
Alleged (sexual) assaults
Alleged Kidnapping
Legal issues
Insurance coverage for accidents
Regulatory laws Illegal taxi operation?
Surge Pricing

Solutions
Driver/Passenger information, GPS following rides
Panic Button
Background checks, identification of new technologies
Metromiles Uber Car Insurance
Insurance Coverage for UberX
Apps terms and conditions

Conforming to the laws


Cap on fares for certain events

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Issues: Insurance Coverage for UberX


UberBlack, UberSUV, or UberTAXI rides are
provided by commercially licensed and insured
partners and drivers. How about UberX?
Uber introduced insurance coverage for the UberX
rides in Mar 2014.
$1 million of liability coverage per incident.
$1 million of uninsured/underinsured motorist bodily
injury coverage per incident.
Contingent comprehensive and collision insurance.
No fault coverage (e.g., Personal Injury Protection)
$50,000/$100,000/$25,000 of contingent coverage
between trips.

Source of image: http://blog.uber.com/ridesharinginsurance

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Issues: Metromiles Uber Car Insurance


Covers drivers for miles in between trips
Uses a cellular gadget that plugs into their vehicles
diagnostic port.
Recognizes when drivers are working and are covered
by Ubers insurance so it only charges them for miles
they drive for personal use.

Complements UberX Car Insurance


$50,000/$100,000/$25,000 of contingent coverage
between trips.

As a result Drivers do not have to fear


Being denied coverage by personal insurance
Potential limitations of their personal insurance
coverage while logged on to a rideshare app.
Source of image: http://blog.metromile.com/blog/2015/1/28/uber-partnership

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Issues: Regulatory laws is Uber legal?

Source of image: http://www.taxi-deutschland.net/images/presse/Infografik_Uber-legal-issues_EN_v12_RGB_2015-02-06_final.jpg, used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 Intl Licence

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Issues (worldwide)
Issues
Trust and Safety issues
Alleged (sexual) assaults
Alleged Kidnapping
Legal issues
Insurance coverage for accidents
Regulatory laws Illegal taxi operation?
Surge Pricing

Solutions
Driver/Passenger information, GPS following rides
Panic Button
Background checks, identification of new technologies
Metromiles Uber Car Insurance
Insurance Coverage for UberX
Apps terms and conditions

Conforming to the laws


Cap on fares for certain events

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x normal rate
min rate
A 1km ride will cost you USD 650

Issues: Surge Pricing


Source of image: http://www.businessinsider.sg/ubers-highest-surge-price-ever-may-be-50x-2014-11/#.VRuIMO6UfP8

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Issues: Surge Pricing


Uber came under fire for the surge pricing algorithm during the events:
Hurricane Sandy
(elsewhere) Sydney Hostage Siege

Capped surge pricing from Jan 2015 for abnormal disruption of the market events
If Uber puts surge pricing into effect during an abnormal disruption of the market, Uber will not set the price for
any transportation option above a multiple of the base fare to the determinedbased on the prices set by Uber for
the
transportation
the sixty days
preceding
commencement
of theaabnormal
i.e. same
If in the
past 60 days,optionduring
the 4 highest multipliers
were
3x, 4x, 5xthe
and
6x, Uber will charge
maximumdisruption
of 3x the of
the market. To determine the price cap for normal
a transportation
option
in a city and surrounding area, Uber shall first
fare for such
events.
identify the three highest prices it set, on different daysPrice cap shall be the next highest price that was set for
the same transportation option not including the days on which the three highest prices were set.

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Agenda
1.

Background of taxi services and real-time ridesharing

2.

What does Uber Technologies Inc do?

3.

Value Proposition

4.

Customers and Market

5.

Value Capture

6.

Competition

7.

Strategic Control

8.

Uber, an issue?

9.

Improvements & Alternatives

10. Q&A

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UberGarage - Experimentation
UberFRESH & UberESSENTIALS

Delivery lunch & various products


At an experiment stage
No delivery fee for Essentials fixed $3 fee for Fresh, no tips to the driver
Make money with product margin
Based on the same business model (drivers, app: location, payment, rating)
Create value to customers: convenient, very fast (10 minutes)

UberCARGO
UberRUSH
UberPOOL
Uber Business
Reliable ride for your employees

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Improving Existing Business


UBER
Incentive Program

Extra
Insurance
Coverage

Driver/Rider
Preference

Uber Mobile App Protection

PASSENGERS

DRIVERS

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Alternative Business Models Customer Segments


UberAlternate

UberAlternateX

Similar to UberX but using other forms of transport


e.g. bicycles or motorbikes.
Target segment: Passengers in developing countries /
countries where public transport is not well
established

High end luxury transport


Target segment: Niche segment: luxury
Available for high end car

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Alternative Business Models Customer Segments


UberTour
UberX for tourist attractions within the city/country
Planning of ride itinerary and following available tour
vehicles
Target segment: Tourists with their own (flexible)
itinerary

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Alternative Business Models Value Capture


UberCredits
Passenger can buy $100 of UberCredits and be rewarded with an extra $20.
Entice more passengers to use Uber, which will increase demand and make drivers happy.

UberAdvertising
Advertisements on the app and within the car
Advertising revenue

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Alternative Business Models Long Term


In the Future (10-15 years)....

Driverless Uber
Use driverless car, when driverless car is available & legalized

Uber Next
Predict the need of a ride based on data, schedule, etc

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Lastly, if anyone is interested.


Apply now through: https://www.uber.com/jobs/54600/apply?gh_jid=54600
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Q&A
P.S. FOR QUESTIONS ON JOB APPLICATIONS, PLEASE SEND DIRECTLY TO
UBER.

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Backup Slide: UberPOOL


UBERX

UBERPOOL

Images from: http://blog.uber.com/UberPoolDriver

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Backup Slide: Surge Pricing Technology example


In San Francisco, there can a high number of requesters at a Data is stored in appropriate system databases so that a
certain time where transportation services are requested so
historical record can be maintained. The historical record
that there is a spike in demand, while supply remains the
can include requester data and provider data received at
same.
particular dates and times previously received.
In comparison, in a nearby city, such as San Jose, there is no In some examples, the historical data can also be used to
spike in demand for the transportation services or food
approximate the amount of requesters and the amount of
services at the same time.
service providers at a particular geographic region at a
certain time and/or date.
Due to the limited availability (e.g., inventory) of drivers and
vehicles, the system can adjust the price for the service
In this manner, information can be collected, stored, and
(e.g., increase the cost) for the requesters in San Francisco
maintained for future use (e.g., for price adjustment at a
(or to requesters in a region within San Francisco).
later time or for predicting future supply and demand for
the service).
For those requesters and service providers, the price for the
particular service can be adjusted (e.g., increased), while
For example, the data collected on Friday evenings can be
the price (e.g., the default price value) for other requesters
useful in predicting supply and demand for future Friday
and services providers in other areas remains the same. The
evenings (e.g., can be used to determine trends).
parsed data can also be stored in one of the system
Forecasting future spikes in demand, for example, can be
databases, such as a pricing data database, so that the price
useful in making sure a sufficient amount of service
adjustment can retrieve previously parsed data at different
providers are available at the future time to meet the high
times.
demands.
Source of image: Patent No: US 2013/0246207A1 by Uber Technologies Inc, System and Method for Dynamically Adjusting Prices for Services

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Backup Slide: Surge Pricing System


Source of image: Patent No: US 2013/0246207A1 by Uber Technologies Inc, System and Method for Dynamically Adjusting Prices for Services

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Backup Slide: Increase vs Decline of apps to flagging

Image from: http://www.cnet.com/news/uber-lyft-are-sinking-san-francisco-taxi-business/

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Backup Slide: Competition (Uber vs other apps)


Uber

FlyWheel

Lyft

Go-to Market

Luxury/Private Cars/Existing
Taxi

Existing Taxi

Private Car

Marketing Strategy

Free credits, celebrity


endorsement, social media

No surge, non-a******
alternative to Uber

Branding(Moustache)

Tools

Smartphone

Taxi meter, Smartphone

Smartphone

Payment Method

Cashless

Cashless

Cashless

Taxi Fare

Cheaper than traditional taxi Traditional Taxi Fee

Cheaper than traditional taxi

Advance Booking Option NA

Available

NA

User Experience

Driver/Passenger Rating

NA

Driver/Passenger Rating

Fare Sharing

Uber Pool

NA

Line Lyft

Surge Pricing

No limit

NA

Cap at 200% i.e. 3x fare

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Backup Slide: Competition (Market Share)

Image from: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102240065

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Backup Slide: Competition (Uber vs Lyft)

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Back up Slide: Becoming Uber driver in Singapore


Private hire license

Commercial insurance

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