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Available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/lmjfCvDvRQc
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\\nNotes from this episode -
Uber v Lyft Deep Dive:
\\nContribution margin is a measure of revenue vs. variable costs.
\\nhttps://s23.q4cdn.com/407969754/files/doc_financials/2019/Q2/Uber-Q2-19-Earnings.pdf
\\nhttps://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2019/Uber-Reports-Second-Quarter-2019-Results/default.aspx
\\nGross bookings growing at 37% on $15.75bn, expected 15.83?
\\nRevenue growing at 26% at $2.87
\\nBeat on earnings - lost $600mm vs. $900m
\\nLoss per share: $4.72, versus $3.12 expected
\\nRevenue: $3.17 billion versus $3.36 billion expected
\\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/08/uber-earnings-q2-2019.html
\\nLyft earnings:
\\nhttps://investor.lyft.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lyft-announces-record-second-quarter-results
\\nLyft reported Contribution of $398.9 million versus $212.5 million in the second quarter of 2018, up 88% year-over-year. Contribution Margin increased to 46.0% from 42.1% versus the second quarter of 2018.
\\nAdjusted net loss was $197.3 million versus an adjusted net loss of $176.5 million in the second quarter of 2018.
\\nRevenue to be between $3.47 billion and $3.5 billion (up from $3.275 billion and $3.3 billion)
\\nAnnual growth rate to be between 61% and 62% (up from 52% and 53%)
\\nLyft market cap 15bn, uber 60bn
\\nApple TV+ same name?!:
\\nhttps://www.polygon.com/2019/8/20/20813637/apple-tv-plus-launch-date-pricing-streaming-service
\\nInstagram shopping:
\\nhttps://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/19/tech/instagram-checkout-feature-hackers/
\\nPUBG Changes:
\\nhttps://www.polygon.com/2017/11/22/16690874/pubg-tencent-publishing-deal-socialist-values-playerunknowns-battlegrounds
\\nUsually, the last surviving player on the battlefield will receive the victory message: \\u201cWinner, Winner, Chicken Dinner.\\u201d Now, the last five players will be named the winner of the game. If players make it to the top five, the game will post a message to users informing them that they\\u2019ve already won, and will ask whether they would like to continue.
\\n-tencent changes to publish pubG in china
\\nDefense, Freight & Logistics:
\\nUber Freight continues to add new customers: Uber Freight added new shipping customers across the enterprise, middle market, and small- and medium-sized business segments. Our platform for shippers targets the underserved long tail of small shippers with an automated self-serve tool that helped drive 10X year-over-year revenue on the platform.
\\nPDD Earnings:
\\nhttps://www.investors.com/news/technology/pinduoduo-earnings-second-quarter-stock/
\\nFounded 2015,
\\n$878mm revenue expected, $1.06bn revenue actual
\\n$103bn gmv
\\n$83bn gmv, q1
\\n25% growth
\\nhttp://investor.pinduoduo.com/financial-information/quarterly-results
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