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Uber
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FiveThirtyEight Uber TLC FOIL Response Data
FiveThirtyEight's public release of 6 months of Uber NYC pickup data obtained via FOIL request from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission — one of the most significant data journalism transparency moments in ride-share's early history. Made possible by public records law applied to a tech company's regulatory filings.
Kevin Novak Uber Data Science Talk — Tweet
GeekdomSF tweet promoting Kevin Novak's data science talk at Uber — captured as context for the associated YouTube video of the same event.
A Data Science Chat with Kevin Novak from Uber
A talk by Kevin Novak, data scientist at Uber, covering how Uber approaches data science in practice — from surge pricing models to driver supply forecasting. An early window into how a hypergrowth tech company used data science operationally.
"Data Hacking" Tweet from SF Data Science Meetup
Ryan Orban's tweet coining 'data hacking' as a new buzzword from Kevin Novak's talk at the SF Data Science meetup with Chartio and Uber.
Data Lunch & Learn — Chartio, Uber, Zipfian Academy Meetup
Announcement for the Data Lunch & Learn meetup by Chartio featuring Kevin Novak from Uber and Zipfian Academy — the event that produced the 'data hacking' quote and the YouTube talk.
Uber Challenges on Talentbuddy
A set of Uber-branded coding challenges on Talentbuddy, an early technical hiring platform. Saved in September 2013 — likely for interview practice while at Zipfian Academy, targeting data engineering or software engineering roles at Uber.
Uber vs. DC Taxi Commission: Here We Go Again
Uber's own blog post fighting DC's taxi commission proposal to minimum-price ridesharing at taxi rates — an early example of the regulatory battles that defined Uber's growth strategy. Shows the playbook: go public, rally users, frame incumbents as anti-consumer.
