Topic: Taxi Industry

John Sculley and the host discuss the difficulty of finding objective product reviews on search engines like Google due to exploitative ad sites. Sculley highlights Uber as a successful example of an infrastructure company rather than a pure technology company. He notes that Uber expanded the transportation market in San Francisco by providing supply where the traditional taxi industry failed to meet demand.

The hosts recount their first experience using Uber in New York City after arriving at JFK Airport. They discuss the lack of price transparency, the 1.3x surge pricing encountered, and the contrast between the app's convenience and the traditional yellow cab industry.

Uber has partnered with "Hiring Our Heroes" to recruit 50,000 military veterans, led by an advisory board chaired by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The hosts express skepticism about the involvement of high-level military brass in a ride-sharing company. While they agree the taxi industry needs disruption, they find the "military-industrial" connection to Uber suspicious.