I still think Uber sounds lame. But really, aside from the survivor bias, is what PG trying to say, very similar to the YC interview question [paraphrasing] "what do you know that nobody else knows?".
That question lead us to be able to define the product we're currently working on, when we had spent months coming up with a good description and totally missed it. It actually helped me sell myself (and a few of the team members) on how big our idea could be.
My guess is that each example PG gives, the founders would have an answer to that question where they would say "we're [re-]defining an industry because..."
That question lead us to be able to define the product we're currently working on, when we had spent months coming up with a good description and totally missed it. It actually helped me sell myself (and a few of the team members) on how big our idea could be.
My guess is that each example PG gives, the founders would have an answer to that question where they would say "we're [re-]defining an industry because..."