Recode Decode: Sidecar co-founder Sunil Paul

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Vox Media Podcast Network

Business, Technology

4.2 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Sidecar co-founder Sunil Paul talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his popular guest column for Recode, “The scooter wars will be a bloodbath, and Uber will win.” He elaborates on why that is and shares his thoughts about the broader transportation industry, including self-driving cars, bike-sharing and vertical lift and take-off vehicles like Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk “flying car.” Now primarily an investor, Paul also talks about why Sidecar couldn’t compete with Uber and Lyft — even though it created ride-hailing features that are now popular parts of their products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:55.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Editor at Large of Recode. You may know me as the founder of the new transportation company called KCCAR.
1:01.0	You just open the app and KC Newton shows up to give you a piggyback ride to your destination.
1:06.0	But in my spare time, I talk tech and you're listening to RICO DECOAD from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
1:11.0	Well done, Eric. Thank you for that one.
1:13.0	Today in the red chair is Suniel Paul, the co-founder of Sidecar and the founding partner at Spring Ventures.
1:19.0	He was also on the board of Zingo for more than five years. But the main reason here is here today is a very popular post he wrote for RICO DUDNET.
1:26.0	The Scooter Wars will be a bloodbath and Uber will win. Suniel, welcome to RICO DECOAD.
1:31.0	Great to be here.
1:32.0	Let's do a little background. You and I have known each other for a long time.
1:35.0	A dog's age as they say. Like since DC. In the 90s and the early 90s. Can you explain how you were lucky enough to meet me then?
1:45.0	Well, I think I first met you when I was A. Wells Internet Product Manager.
1:50.0	Right.
1:51.0	And then I started a company.
1:53.0	I think you were the demo boy. That's what I think you were.
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