&gt; Would an Uber&#x2F;Lyft like company have been even mildly successful if it wasn&#x27;t for the capital?<p>Probably not them but other companies with less capital have achieved better long term results.<p>I think we should have a serious discussion about &quot;startup dumping&quot; and business inequality. I don&#x27;t know how to solve the unfair competition pushed by companies who can spend a lot of money acquiring customers without a profit but it is important to increase the success rate of startups with less capital.