So by now Uber has raised capital and debt from:<p>- some pretty famous angle investors<p>- some pretty famous venture capital funds<p>- some pretty famous investment banks<p>- some pretty famous private equity firms<p>- some pretty famous hedge funds<p>- some pretty famous mutual funds<p>It&#x27;s worth asking, if they have reached the point where their success becomes less about their execution, though that&#x27;s still important, and more of a self fulfilling prophecy.<p>I mean you now have some very influential people to call on if you need help on navigating the IPO process, or government lobbying for rules changes, etc.<p>I&#x27;ve completely changed my mind on Uber, 18 months ago I would have felt nervous as employee joining them when determining if my options would be worth much.  Now, I&#x27;d be asking if i could put 50% of my paycheck towards buying more options.<p>Steve Balmer was famous for acquiring as much Microsoft stock as he could, even after he became the CEO.  I&#x27;d be mimicking Steve Balmer here and acquiring as much Uber as I could right now.