Uber will only enter adjacencies that 'rhyme' with core capabilities

Uber will only enter adjacencies that 'rhyme' with core capabilities | So what we try to do, the pattern that we find is, 'Hey, what are areas where we have some core skill set that gives us a right to win in this adjacency?'... So if it rhymes, I'll listen. If it doesn't rhyme, it's better for someone else to do it.

So what we try to do, the pattern that we find is, 'Hey, what are areas where we have some core skill set that gives us a right to win in this adjacency?'... So if it rhymes, I'll listen. If it doesn't rhyme, it's better for someone else to do it.

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