This is not a story about success. Rather, it’s one about failure and how I picked myself up from where I fell. About three months ago on Monday, October 14th, Uber downsized for the third round, and my whole team was affected. I remember the out-of-body, surreal feeling after being called to a mandatory but […]
3 days before my second year at Uber (aka. Uberversary), the company laid off 400 people across the whole Marketing org. There are already tons of coverage in the news and mountains of responses and sentiment, so I won’t dwell on public information. Instead, I want to dedicate this post to my friends and colleagues, […]
Best practices and recommendations on data analysis and information graphics – understand the purpose of each charts and graphics in the presentation; strive for solutions; hone in on simplicity
Social introductions in DC usually start with “which company do you work for?” When I tell people I work for Uber, usually I’ll get a grimace or a sarcastic question—“oh, and how do you like THAT company?” It’s been a month since I joined Uber. Albeit the never-ending bad press coverage about Uber is discouraging, […]
According to eMarketer (emarketer.com), US total media ad spending next year is going to exceed $170 billion, indicating a 3% growth, while digital spend is going to increase by 14%. This is a figure that makes the online advertising industry look quite promising in the future. Don’t you think? Maybe it’s too soon for us […]
