These are staggering amounts, and to make sense of them we need to understand that Uber’s business model is the same as Amazon’s. Amazon became the largest online retailer on the planet by ...

Or take Uber's controversial, oft-criticized labor model. The drivers, who are independent contractors, can choose to work whenever they want or wherever they want, with essentially no restrictions.

It's the costs of recruiting drivers and what that says about Uber's business model compared to those of traditional software companies. More drivers don't equal more value added. They simply ...

As it continues to evolve as both a company and an app, Uber is rethinking not only its products and services, but also its very business model. Putting safety at the heart of that is only the ...

Uber is in crisis mode as a driver shortage and exorbitant prices are alienating customers and often making it impossible to catch a ride at all. Wait times are up (40 percent in Philadelphia ...

The conventional wisdom has been that Uber is banking on one of three things to repair what appears to be a fundamentally flawed business model: autonomous vehicles that eliminate driver subsidies ...

Uber reported $11.5 billion in first-quarter revenue, a 14 percent increase year-over-year. The company also posted $1.7 billion in profit for the quarter, a notable rebound from a net loss of $ ...

He said Uber recently reiterated that the "core of its business model is independent contractors, since everybody wants to be self-employed, everybody wants flexibility." He said the facts ...

Rovinalti thinks Uber is getting its business model right in some areas but still has room for improvement and innovation in others. "Uber has proven its resilience and adaptability in the face of ...