Is This Uber's Next Acquisition?

Published: Feb. 1, 2016, 4:44 p.m.

Episode\xa0162\xa0Harry Campbell, the owner and founder of The Rideshare Guy Blog and Podcast. Listen as Nathan and Harry talk about recent developments in the rideshare industry for companies such as Uber and Lyft.

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3 Key Points:

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  • The most successful billion dollar businesses are almost always the ones that build the community in a new industry the fastest. (PayPal, Airbnb, etc)
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  • Rideshare companies like Uber have steadily been driving prices down for their services, but also paying their drivers less.
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  • Harry Campbell made 25K in his most recent month as a blogger simply through driver referrals and direct ad buys.
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Time Stamped Show Notes:

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  • 01:00 \u2013 Nathan\u2019s introduction to today\u2019s show
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  • 01:29 \u2013 Harry joins the show
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  • 03:08 \u2013 Harry began as an aerospace engineer making 80K a year. His wife attends med school in Southern California.
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  • 04:10 \u2013 Alongside engineering, Harry did some freelance writing and worked as an Uber driver on the side.
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  • 05:04 \u2013 Harry makes money with his blog through driver referrals.
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  • 06:28 \u2013 Using Lyft and Uber at the same time isn\u2019t a bad idea as it\u2019ll enable you to get a driver sooner.
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  • 07:58 \u2013 Uber has been driving prices steadily down since they\u2019ve begun, but their drivers are now paid less than when the company started.
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  • 08:22 \u2013 One of the ways the company does this is by carpooling rides to halve passenger fees, but keep the driver\u2019s earning the same.
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  • 09:13 \u2013 A rideshare driver can make about 15-20 bucks an hour.\xa0
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  • 10:30 \u2013 In his most recent month, Harry\u2019s made 25K through driver referrals and direct ad buys.
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  • 12:27 \u2013 The most successful billion dollar businesses are almost always the ones that build the community in a new industry the fastest. (PayPal, Airbnb, etc)
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  • 13:29 \u2013 Harry\u2019s list consists of about 10K email subscribers and his podcast has been getting about 12K downloads per month.
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  • 15:09 \u2013 Famous Five
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Resources Mentioned:

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  • Growth Geeks \u2013 The way Nathan hires growth hackers on a per project basis for things like info graphics, blog posts, and other growth projects
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  • The Ride Share Guy \u2013 Harry\u2019s Podcast
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  • @TheRideShareGuy \u2013 Harry\u2019s twitter
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  • The E-Myth Revisited \u2013 Harry\u2019s favorite book
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  • Brian Kelly \u2013 CEO Harry follows
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  • Asana \u2013 Online tool Harry uses.
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Famous 5

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  • Favorite Book?\u2014 The E-Myth Revisited \u2013 by Michael E. Gerber
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  • What CEO do you follow?\u2014 Brian Kelly
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  • What is your favorite online tool?\u2014 Asana
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  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\u2014 Yes
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  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?\u2014Sometimes you have to be willing to do the work others aren\u2019t willing to do.
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