# Professor Arun Sundararajan explains how going public will impact Uber's long-term growth strategy

1 Faculty News May 8, 2019 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-09/uber-s-long-road-to-an-ipo-is-ending-at-a-less-than-ideal-moment) -- "'The trillion dollar valuation will come if they can spend the next five to 10 years getting to that place where more is spent on Uber than on any other form of transportation,' [Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) said. 'The trouble is that’s going to require keeping investors at bay who are putting pressure on Uber to deliver earnings.'"

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