Uber now serves 2 million rides per day. Just five years in, Uber is the most valuable startup in the world, worth more than $50 billion after its most recent round of funding. It’s arguably the quickest to scale as well, and the ride-hailing company doesn’t show signs of slowing down: An exclusive profile of CEO Travis Kalanick in Fast Company.
Uber is even bigger than you realize
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