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Ben Gilbert: uncertainty

10 Dec 2020 Acquired DoorDash

“I don't know. DoorDash is probably going to win if you're trying to operate just in one city and then they come in and compete against you in that city.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Speaker
Ben Gilbert
Attribution
Verified speaker
Claim type
uncertainty
Recorded
10 Dec 2020
Publisher
Acquired
Episode
DoorDash

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…Hmm. I don't know. DoorDash is probably going to win if you're trying to operate just in one city and then they come in and compete against you in that city. But, I actually don't think there are any meaningful cross geography network effects other than the national chains which DoorDash has done better at than Uber. But if you're UberEats, really what are the cross geography network effects between your UberEats business? Basically nothing. You get to reuse the same technology on the back end, great. Customers know of your brand, great but compared to Airbnb which has an unbelievable cross geography network effect. Probably the best ever.…

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