About this episode
Today we talk about the Elon Musk & Twitter deal-or-no-deal (2:14). Then we get into two big pieces of Uber news today: first, over a hundred thousand leaked documents about Uber’s aggressive expansion efforts back in the early days (20:47), and second, present-day Uber under Dara is testing out geo-located ads (33:18). Finally, we’ve also got some insider dirt from Apple’s autonomous car efforts (49:20). (0:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s show (2:14) Elon Musk calls off the Twitter deal (12:49) Dell For Startups - Apply for Dell for Startups and get an additional 10% off of all Dell Latitude products at http://dell.com/twist (13:58) Is Twitter a niche product? (19:28) This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/twist (20:47) The Guardian obtained 124,000 leaked internal documents from Uber’s global expansion phase under Travis (32:04) Thorne - Personalized, science-back wellness. Get 10% off your first order at thorne.com/u/TWIST (33:18) Uber is testing its ad business (49:20) Apple Car project has faced repeated setbacks (58:39) Outro + Plugs