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And Now This: Uber Worth More Than Nissan Motor

Listen. You don't have to make cars or anything. You just need to connect people who need a ride and people who can give a ride. We spotted this stat today -

"At a $50 billion valuation, Uber would be the world’s most valuable private start-up, topping the Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi, which was last valued at $45 billion. It would also be worth more than publicly traded companies like FedEx, with a market value of $48 billion, and Nissan Motor, with a capitalization of $47 billion."

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