Dara’s “Arjuna eye” has Uber India inch closer to finding the profitability ride
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber; image credit: Ashwani Nagpal
Synopsis
Uber’s global and India’s execution shows that startups that make their core business strong benefit, unlike those that chase adjacent and often irrelevant markets.
“Single trick pony” is usually a pejorative phrase. Now flip it around. It means extreme focus. In an interview published in The Economic Times on February 26, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that Uber’s path to profitability in India is in clear sight. “We can be profitable in India tomorrow if that was the direction I gave to the teams but based on what I see in terms of the potential, it would be a wrong move ... Short-term profits aren’t the
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