What Thuan Pham thinks about innovation

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Uber's first Chief Technology Officer, from 2013 to 2020; later CTO of Coupang and of Faire.

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1 Apr 2026

Our readingA technology being right is never enough on its own: whether it wins turns on whether the world is ready for it and whether the economics work at that moment.

Their wordsIt's not about just a technology. It's about whether the world is ready for it, whether it's economically feasible.

↗Scaling Uber with Thuan Pham (Uber's first CTO)youtube.com 1st of 24 in this recording