Uber Black
product on 12 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes · said 37 times in 24 episodes since 2016
20VC 11 
Lenny's Podcast 5 
the Pitch 4 
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 2 
American Optimist 2 
the Startup Ideas Podcast 2 
Sourcery 2 
the a16z Podcast 2 
All-In 2 
TBPN 2 
David Senra 2 
the Official SaaStr Podcast 1
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20VC 11Lenny's Podcast 5the Pitch 4the a16z Podcast 2the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 2All-In 2the Startup Ideas Podcast 2TBPN 24 more shows
2026 5 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2025 9 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
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- 20Product: Figma CPO on How Figma Builds Products: What Works, What Does Not | How Figma Does Testing and Product Reviews | The Future of Design, Engineering and Product with Yuhki Yamashita
- Brian Tolkin, Head of Product @Opendoor: How to Hire the Best Product Teams | E1257 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Can This Man Save Los Angeles? (Rick Caruso)
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2024 11 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode
- Scott Gorlick: How Uber Acquired 1M Drivers & The Uber’s Expansion Playbook | E1196 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- What is the TRUMP BUBBLE? (ep11)
- Dueling Presidential interviews, SpaceX’s big catch, Robotaxis, Uber buying Expedia?, Nuclear NIMBY
- Travis Kalanick | All-In Summit 2024
- 4 profitable startups from the founder of exploding topics
- Lessons from scaling Uber and Opendoor | Brian Tolkin (Head of Product at Opendoor, ex-Uber)
- 5 game-changing startup ideas from a life hacking genius
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2023 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2022 3 mentions in 1 episode
2020 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
- YC SUS: Michael Seibel and Eric Migicovsky discuss How to Launch an MVP · Y Combinator
- 20VC: Robinhood Founder Vlad Tenev on The Single Most Important Thing Leadership is Responsible For, How To Manage Fear and Self-Doubt as a Leader & The Future of Fintech; Bundled or Unbundled
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2019 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2016 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
- 20VC: Binary's Justin Caldbeck on Specialisation Being Key To Success In VC, The Biggest Problem In VC Today and Why The Future Is A Moneyless Barter Economy
- 20VC: What Is Wrong With The VC Industry, Why VC Is A Customer Service Game and Why Car Ownership Will Be A Thing Of The Past with Brett DeMarrais, Partner @ Ludlow Ventures
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5 statements about Uber Black, every show
Bevirt: Joby targets launch pricing comparable to an Uber Black ride
“So as we launched the service, we want this to be comparable in place to taking an Uber black. And then as we drive that manufacturing scale and get to Hundreds and then thousands and then tens of thousands of aircraft per year and really, you know, leveraging…”
Hudson: UberX Is a Tough Business, Unlike UberBlack
“UberX is a tough business. UberBlack is not a tough business.”
Early UberBlack drivers had two-hour, individual, in-person onboarding sessions
“In the early days is at small scale actually back when it was the Uber black drivers, every driver was individually onboarded in like a 90 minute to a two hour in person in the office onboarding with deep setting of expectations.”
Johari: Early Uber subsidized drivers and distributed event coupons to bootstrap demand
“To take Uber as an example, right? They would walk into New City. And one thing that, that, you know, Uber was Kind of commonly known for doing this was back in the days when really Uber black was the only service is they just hand out coupons for free rides a…”