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Travis Kalanick: TED Talk
I'm so so proud to be part of this company. Travis did an amazing job telling our internal story in such a high quality, public way.
I hope you'll take the time to watch his TED talk - particularly if you're skeptical. This is the same story/thinking we talk about around the office every day.
Uber Inc HQ
Hanging out at Uber Inc HQ you bump into lots of cool peeps. Come join our team and you can meet cool peeps too! #planningthefuture
Creation High
My name is Chris, and I'm an addict
Great little piece from my friend Megan.
I still remember the high I got from making my computer print "hello world" on the screen and, much later,uploading my first page to the web.
Amazon Alexa Can Order an Uber
I am so psyched about this. I use Amazon Alexa every single day. I use it to control my lights, give me news briefings, listen to music, check on the weather/time and so much more.
And now, I can use it to order an Uber! Via the API! So. Damn. Cool!!
The official post: https://devblog.uber.com/alexa-your-uber-is-arriving-now/
On the Verge: http://www.theverge.com/…/amazon-echo-uber-alexa-api-integr…
On Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/tech/uber-for-amazon-echo
Data Matters
Bringing Uber's New Look To Life
When we first saw this video internally, it was after an awesome speech from Travis in front of ~5000 Uber employees. The music became the theme song of an epic and productive week together.
This brand refresh will allow Uber to weave the culture of the cities we serve into our products and services - and vice versa. Love it.
See these really great insights from Wired in this article
Perks of Working with A Players
It's awesome how, when working with A players, you often get amazing stuff "for free" that you'd ordinarily need to fight for and spec out in painstaking detail. Makes the life of a PM much easier.
UberRush: Custom Delivery Solution
The Uber Developer Platform surface area just got a WHOLE. LOT. BIGGER. Earlier this month we announced Trip Experiences, and now the RUSH API goes into Private Beta.
I told you all January was going to be a big month!
The End of App Stores?
Great analysis from the Intercom blog in this article. It's just the beginning.
Uber's Plan To Take Over Your Phone
Very proud of Trip Experiences. Glad to see it continue to get coverage like in this article from Business Insider.
Being a Manager vs. An Employee
I like to think that because I've spent a lot of my career being a 'leader' or a 'manager' that it makes me a better 'employee' or 'direct report'.
I have empathy for what's being asked of me and the person doing the asking. I have an understanding of how it feels to have someone you're relying on 'just get it done'.
Of course, I fail as much, or more, as I succeed. But I think it gives me an interesting perspective.
Uber Is The Safest Option
Nothing in life is 100% safe. Crossing the street has risks. But there's a way to manage risk. Uber is easily the safest option for ground transport. Period.
Transparency for Developers
Working to ensure a Platform has empathy & transparency for developers takes intentional effort. You don’t get it for free. Worth it though.
Having been on the wrong side of the Platform Risk equation multiple times in my career, I'm committed to doing my best to signal clearly and act thoughtfully so that the Uber Developer Platform is a safe, profitable and powerful opportunity for developers to innovate.
cc: Josh Loic Robert Jeremiah Ben Chris Daniela Elias Ashley
Announcing Uber Trip Experiences
Very, very proud to announce Uber Trip Experiences today.
This significantly broadens the possibilities of the Uber Developer Platform by going beyond 'Intent to Ride' to enable use-cases that enrich the trip itself.
I believe the most important in-car entertainment system is the device you cary in your hand. To make this a reality we're turning the trip into an app development platform.
This has been a notion in my head since before I joined Uber. The execution, however, was super fast. A real testament to the incredible talent in the team and the nimbleness of the company.
I can't wait to see what developers do with this!
Learn more: https://developer.uber.com/docs/tutorial-trip-experiences
Amazing work done by the whole team.
Integrating With All Your Apps
This article shows really compelling evidence that Uber Developer Platform Deep Links support makes your App better!
Euphoria
That feeling you get when you wake up in the morning and some of your ideas click into one big idea that's totally doable in the short-term.
First Uber Hackathon In India
India, your very first Uber Hackathon is arriving now
After hosting Hackathons across the world – from Lagos, Nigeria to Helsinki, Finland to the beautiful beaches of Hawaii and, of course, in our backyard at Outside Hacks, we are excited to kick off the year with a first of-its-kind invitation only hackathon in India! Set to take place in Bangalore on the 12th and Delhi on the 15th of Jan, this developer focused event will include everything from a preview of what’s ahead in 2016, insights from our API team and vision for the API — and of course, time to Code!
Chris Messina joins my team at Uber
Psyched about this.
Happy to have my friend Chris Messina joining my team to work with developers to help them build the best possible apps on top of Uber.
January is going to be a big start to a very big year. Stay tuned.