Ryan Graves

  • Is Uber coming to Omaha?

    It looks like Uber, the black car service you can reserve from your smartphone, may be coming to Omaha. While Omaha isn’t listed on the official site yet, an @Uber_Omaha Twitter account appeared on Friday. The description mimics that of the @Uber_Indy and appears to be run by the same person…

  • From hustle to hiring, Ryan Graves discusses keys to scaling Uber (Video)

    Ryan Graves can trace his career at Uber back to one tweet. Well, one tweet and a whole lot of hustle. Graves, Uber’s Global GM and VP of Operations, spoke Oct. 11 at Thinc Iowa 2012 about helping build Uber, the San Francisco-based startup that provides on-demand car service through a mobile app, and he…

  • Ryan Graves: It starts with hustle

    Ryan Graves knows and values hustle. His path to become a vice president at Uber began with a Twitter reply to the startup’s co-founder. His arrival at Thinc Iowa on Wednesday, he said, marked the end of his first vacation in four years. As the final speaker of the second-year event, Graves shared personal stories…