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Uber Missed Being in the Lead on Food Delivery, Says Former Exec

Jun.12 — Shares of Just Eat Takeaway plunged since announcing it plans to buy Grubhub for $7.5 Billion in an all-stock deal, bringing the European food-delivery company into the brutally competitive U.S. Market. Uber had been in talks to buy Grubhub, but it didn’t happen. Uber Shareholder and Former Chief Business Officer Emil Michael discusses…

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Jun.12 — Shares of Just Eat Takeaway plunged since announcing it plans to buy Grubhub for $7.5 Billion in an all-stock deal, bringing the European food-delivery company into the brutally competitive U.S. Market. Uber had been in talks to buy Grubhub, but it didn’t happen. Uber Shareholder and Former Chief Business Officer Emil Michael discusses what he says was Uber’s massive strategic failure in not trying to own U.S. food delivery earlier. He speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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  1. Cameron Cowan

    June 12, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    Who still uses grubhub? If anything Uber has to worry about DoorDash but most people I know use Uber Eats…

  2. Doug InOrlando

    June 13, 2020 at 2:02 am

    Emily has such a beautiful name … naturally poetic. But then it could be observer bias because Emily’s voice is like poetry, beautiful flowing rhythm with so much sincere feeling. She is a joy to hear.

  3. Adam Gordon

    June 13, 2020 at 2:21 pm

    Not sure this guy should be smirking about leaving Uber after going to a strip club..

  4. Guilber Sorto

    June 13, 2020 at 4:31 pm

    I love how uncomfortable this guy gets

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Oura’s Chief Medical Officer suggests wearable tech could give people a continuous picture of their health, rather than relying on occasional doctor visits.
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