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Sunday, March 31, 2019

Lyft, Uber and the 2019 IPO Mania

As IPO soars, can Uber and Lyft survive long enough to replace their drivers with computers?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/29/even-with-ipo-billions-can-uber-lyft-survive-long-enough-replace-their-drivers-with-machines/

How Lyft’s Ride-Sharing Business Works (And Doesn’t)
“Lyft became a public company today, valued at about $24 billion, which is a lot for a company that’s never made money, might never make money, and in fact lost nearly a billion dollars last year.”


The 2019 IPO Frenzy Is Different From 1999. Really.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-2019-ipo-frenzy-is-different-from-1999-really-11553918401