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The Technology Debit at Uber
2:22:27 - 2:28:26 (05:58)
Uber's hyper growth has led to the accumulation of a technology debit that needs to be addressed before scaling further. Rather than working on fixing existing issues, employees are focused on creating new services like UberEATS or Uber Delivery.
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The speaker discusses the potential weaknesses and funding deficits in the scientific research process, as well as problematic default compensation structures found in both science and for-profit companies.
2:22:27 - 2:24:20 (01:52)
Summary
The speaker discusses the potential weaknesses and funding deficits in the scientific research process, as well as problematic default compensation structures found in both science and for-profit companies. There is also a publication bias towards positive effects in interventions.
ChapterThe Technology Debit at Uber
Episode#382: Safi Bahcall — On Hypnosis, Conquering Insomnia, Incentives, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Companies need to find better ways to align incentives and value created for the organization in a digital age.
2:24:20 - 2:25:52 (01:32)
Summary
Companies need to find better ways to align incentives and value created for the organization in a digital age. Instead of appointing individual managers to identify software tools and apps, a chief incentives officer should be appointed to evaluate and better motivate teams.
ChapterThe Technology Debit at Uber
Episode#382: Safi Bahcall — On Hypnosis, Conquering Insomnia, Incentives, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This podcast discusses the culture at Uber before the CEO transition and how their hyper-fast growth led to accumulating a technology debit that needed to be fixed before scaling further.
2:25:52 - 2:28:26 (02:33)
Summary
This podcast discusses the culture at Uber before the CEO transition and how their hyper-fast growth led to accumulating a technology debit that needed to be fixed before scaling further.