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Re:What I Wish I Had Known Before Scaling Uber [video] by taf2 on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @01:02PM (#12599329)
the short summary of what you describe is...

1. new business evolving quickly to meet and discover the product that fits the market they are chasing.

2. established and optimizing for a possibly still growing market but very well established set of features and use cases. They can take longer to deliver new features and can save lots of money by optimizing.

Re:What I Wish I Had Known Before Scaling Uber [video] by borlum on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:39AM (#12606093)
Spot on