Here's a question that might baffle you: as of today, name the world's most valuable private company? Time to put you out of your misery, it's Uber. This ride sharing platform has made incredible strides since its inception in 2009, so much so that Saudi Princes, Reema Bander al-Saud recently joined Uber's public policy board. (Another board addition is Yasir Al Rumayyan, head of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund). Which is a good segway into how US firms still seek Saudi interest, put it's issue of creating modern terror to one side, if Iran played such a big role in American capitalism, you would no doubt not hear the end of it. If you've been mesmerized by a bumpkin (disguised as a con artist) intent on taking America back to the 18 the century, you should think about the following: Uber just announced it has received a $3.5 billion capital injection from Saudi Arabia. Uber, to its credit is highlighting caveats for the decision to accept money from the terror experts; assistance in the area of economic and social reform (hence the adding of the above mentioned princes, who happens to be a women's advocate).
Hilarious how Americans can get so uptight over the use of bathrooms, in turn urging boycotts of various companies, yet fall eerily quiet over firms dealing with the devil (you know, the one that caused the largest attack on American soil). Maybe there is truth to the fact that as many Americans seek going back to the future, their views align with that of despotic regimes, ones that celebrate denying the freedom to choose a bathroom of you r choice. In layman's terms: conservatism will always find solace with pariah states. Oh dear, that aforementioned swindler seeking the Presidency is our fault. Maybe Uber is playing one sick joke, taking the enemies money whilst infiltrating regime change. Forget the 43rd President who orchestrated war crimes in the name of freedom, Uber might just go one better in promoting real change without any blood spilling, in the form of making it mandatory to hire woman drivers on Riyadh streets.
When all is said and done, Uber is now valued at $62.5 billion - apologies to my fellow humans in Uruguay (GDP of some $57 billion), you are in trouble of being bought out by a 7-year-old upstart. The sky's the limit, if Uber goes public it will be a huge windfall for investors, and remember who will stand to gain the most outside of its founders - those modern-day puritans cleansing the world of liberalism. Who knows, maybe when they ring the bell at the NYSE, the princes will make an announcement that Uber has created democracy in the kingdom via ride sharing and not through pandering rhetoric attached to arms deals.
Hilarious how Americans can get so uptight over the use of bathrooms, in turn urging boycotts of various companies, yet fall eerily quiet over firms dealing with the devil (you know, the one that caused the largest attack on American soil). Maybe there is truth to the fact that as many Americans seek going back to the future, their views align with that of despotic regimes, ones that celebrate denying the freedom to choose a bathroom of you r choice. In layman's terms: conservatism will always find solace with pariah states. Oh dear, that aforementioned swindler seeking the Presidency is our fault. Maybe Uber is playing one sick joke, taking the enemies money whilst infiltrating regime change. Forget the 43rd President who orchestrated war crimes in the name of freedom, Uber might just go one better in promoting real change without any blood spilling, in the form of making it mandatory to hire woman drivers on Riyadh streets.
When all is said and done, Uber is now valued at $62.5 billion - apologies to my fellow humans in Uruguay (GDP of some $57 billion), you are in trouble of being bought out by a 7-year-old upstart. The sky's the limit, if Uber goes public it will be a huge windfall for investors, and remember who will stand to gain the most outside of its founders - those modern-day puritans cleansing the world of liberalism. Who knows, maybe when they ring the bell at the NYSE, the princes will make an announcement that Uber has created democracy in the kingdom via ride sharing and not through pandering rhetoric attached to arms deals.
